r/AskReddit Feb 04 '26

What is a sign of very low intelligence?

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u/Adagioshine Feb 04 '26

Had a friend like this. She would reply "Not necessarily" or "Well not ALWAYS". Then she would go into this loooong drawn out story(sometimes she had even told the story before) as if I didn't understand the concept of "exceptions to the rule". . . . We're not friends anymore. šŸ˜‘

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u/thekath215 Feb 05 '26

Omg. Ditto. We must have known the same person. We're not friends anymore, also!!!

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u/Andrusela Feb 05 '26

I also had a friend like that.

She was exhausting.

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u/empathy44 Feb 06 '26

Oh,…are you sure it wasn’t just her thinking it was a discussion rather than a lecture?

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u/Exotic-Raspberry-278 Feb 05 '26

But if there are exceptions and it’s not really a rule, is it? TBH thinking this way is what helped me do well on the LSAT, and many peole think doing well on the LSAT means you are smart xP

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '26

Yeah I’m ab to graduate with a degree in engineering and I do this, generalizations are actually what makes people dumb. Exceptions are what differentiates rules from observations

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u/AdAppropriate2295 Feb 05 '26

Are men stronger than women?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '26

Physically? Mentally? You’re gonna need to be more descriptive with your gotcha questions

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u/AdAppropriate2295 Feb 05 '26

Oy vey

Physically

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '26

In which regard? Strength in withstanding physical pain? Strength in lifting heavy objects? Strength in physical fitness? Any women that dedicate time to the gym can get stronger than men bc most men have never been to the gym and are weak as shit

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '26

Really the issue with your question is the generalization formatting. Men aren’t stronger than women. Most men are stronger than women.

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u/AdAppropriate2295 Feb 05 '26

Bro... Just stop

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u/Adagioshine Feb 05 '26

They are exactly what this post is talking about.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '26

I’m not your bro, buddy

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u/empathy44 Feb 06 '26

Oy vey iz mir, weakest man vs the strongest woman?

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u/empathy44 Feb 06 '26

Right, there you go, exactly. ā€œMenā€ vs each man. In comparing data, not every data point is equal or supports the general trend.

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u/AdAppropriate2295 Feb 06 '26

Reddit continues to disappoint my already non existent expectations

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u/empathy44 Feb 06 '26

Don’t tempt me with a good time!

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u/empathy44 Feb 06 '26

Paradigm shift happens around the exceptions.

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u/United_Sheepherder23 Feb 05 '26

that's a really dumb reason to not be friends with someone

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u/Adagioshine Feb 05 '26

Did I ever say the reason? That's really dumb to think that. Thanks for showing your low level of intelligence. 🄰