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Cake day: July 4th, 2023
  • MTK@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What’s it like to have a high IQ?
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    2 days ago

    Imagine being smarter than everyone around you, constantly speaking like you are explaining to a child. You can never truly be angry at people because how could they know any better?

    That is how people who think they have a high IQ think, those who actually have it are probably mostly successful academics who are actually pushing humanity forward and are probably not assholes about it because for someone to truly and deeply understand a complex subject they must not only be smart, but also dedicate significant time and effort into learning.

    I always found Tony Stark to be a funny character. He is basically the embodiment of what stupid people who they are smart want to be. Like that scene where he figures out time travel in a single night because he is so smart, but of course even an infinitely intelligent being would still need a few weeks of reading just to catch of on the knowledge needed to even understand quantum mechanics properly.

  • MTK@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Pros/cons to legalize marijuana in a country
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    2 days ago

    Scientifically speaking, the pros outweigh the cons everytime.

    Public Safety should not be done with the assumption that the public is made up of stupid children that would kill themselves at every possible opportunity (though some people are like that) rather it should come with the assumption that adults are smart enough and have the right to make decisions about them selves.

    The government should work towards education so that the public can be better informed and only restrict extreme situations where a reasonable mistake can lead to unreasonable consequences or harm to others. And “Gateway drugs” is as stupid as saying that teaching people how to use a knife would lead them to seek out sharper and bigger knives until they stab themselves and die.

  • MTK@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Bill Gates to give away 99% of his wealth in the next 20 yearsEnglish
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    2 days ago

    How nice, live as the 0.0000001% that owns the world and make up most of the big evils in the world from the age of 34 to the age of 70 and then from 70 to 90 transition to the top 0.0001% and “not die rich”

    A real sacrifice, what a philanthropist, brave.

    I’m just here being a top 25% fully aware of my privilege for being born in a rich country and working in a well paying job, and I still donate more then him in terms of percentage of my net worth. (Bill gates donates about 0.8-1.6% of his net worth annually, I donate about 5-10% annually) and I truly believe that no one should be a billionaire.

  • MTK@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is it fetishization for someone to find X ethnicity more attractive than every other ethnicity?
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    2 days ago

    I think part of the problem is the use of terms that are so broad that it becomes racist.

    Let’s say you are an american with irish roots. You are “white” but you are not the same “white” as an american with Finnish roots. If you were to say that you are attracted to black women, what does that mean? Does it mean you are attracted to dark skin? How dark? South sudan dark or namibia dark? Are you talking about facial features? Body shapes?

    Point is, saying that you are attracted to black women is a sign that what you actually mean is that you have an idea in your head of what features “black” women have and then assuming that it is true for all black women, which is racist.

  • MTK@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Release the fear
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    6 days ago

    Assumptions:

    • Avg human weight: 62kg
    • Poop to be pooped: 300g (based on avg bowl mvmnt of 128g)
    • Velocity of poop: 11kmh (based on fart velocity)

    The answer is no, you would have to take a shit about 20 times the normal dump to move at about 5kmh.

    Sadly, this art is not based in phisical reality.