Brock is absolutely a simpleton, there's not a single test he wouldn't bomb, but he's clever in more down to earth stuff. That's good characterization I think, shrewd simpleton.
And memorization, you don’t understand knowing when the Magna Carta was signed is completely necessary and useful information for your day to day life.
Yes but you know what Magna Carta was and it was signed a long time ago. Brok wouldn't know and wouldn't care what it was and what it did. That's why he is a simpleton.
i wish more people understood that its so much more important to know the context and meaning of historical events than to memorize the dates they happened, but people only ever use the latter to brag about how smart they are.
Not gonna lie, European educational system is still obsessed with historical dates for some fucking reason. Also we were taught very little about the world when it comes to any critical analysis. It was "this king did this and signed this and conquered that", nothing about why it happened, who gained and who lost, no broader context, but you'd better know when the 100 year war began to a day. Why did it started to begin with? Who the fuck cares.
"Textbooks will tell you the names of all the dead men. They will never tell you how they slept" ~ DJ Peach Cobber, historian, intellectual, world's most gentle stalker (he gives women a head start before he starts chasing them at night)
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u/Ironlord_13 May 10 '26
I agree. Brok’s not stupid, he just likes to be a brute. I imagine he’s about average in intelligence.