Advanced Stupid

if you're dumb you can only do mild damage to yourself and others before you run out of juice/steam. random shouting and thrashing about

if you're smart you can do advanced damage to yourself and others. invent ideology, send millions of people to hell
— Visa ✈️ NYC (Feb22–Mar13) (@visakanv) September 27, 2021

This essay ought to exist because I keep encountering people who need an introduction to the concept.

Whenever I get offended by general stupidity, I really ought to remind myself that I have quite a few specializations in advanced stupidity.
— Visa ✈️ NYC (Feb22–Mar13) (@visakanv) September 24, 2015

Smart people are capable of greater stupidity.
I mean, at some level that’s all you need to know. But this is an essay and we have space and time so we should get into some followup questions.
Why does advanced stupid exist?
How do you know if you are advanced stupid?
What to do if you are advanced stupid?

recurring mistake i keep seeing smart people make is extrapolating from limited information
not so smart people cannot extrapolate very much

In this way, many high IQ people are capable of significantly more severe forms of retardation than actual retards
— ℜ𝔞𝔢 (@dystopiangf) March 25, 2025

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suspended joodaloop tweet: what is it with ridiculously smart people and being absolutely abysmal at product ideas

this thread recaps many elements

the linear model of intelligence (simplistic notion that you’re on a spectrum somewhere from smart to stupid) is for unserious people
— Visakan Veerasamy (@visakanv) March 12, 2025

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