Pointing out unstated straightforward implications of others' assertions either reveals your stupidity or insults the other's intelligence
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that's just condescension, go 3-4 steps ahead, then when they get it, and signal they do, they'll feel smart AND think you're smart
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Or shows a lack of awareness of what constitutes "straightforward" to other people.
There are intelligent people w/ different expertise
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which is a kind of stupidity unless you miss some special condition and try explaining a medical fact to a doctor for eg
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Tip: don't point out implications of others' assertions unless a) it's based on info they're unlikely to have OR b) they're obvious learners
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no, subtweeting re a type of interaction I observed several times involving specific person who does this often (not to me)
yeah, like say 1 economist pointing out obvious implication of law of supply and demand to another economist
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there's something similar around "obvious counterexamples to a statement about a general trend rather than invariant pattern"
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