View Full Version : Do we all overvalue intelligence?
Dude111 06-25-2026, 04:11 PM Whenever I go on the net,I usually always see alot of comments,postings,memes and pictures all complaining about how people are so stupid. Im tired of having to keep hearing such complaints. My thoughts are that we overvalue intelligence over other qualities that make up a human being. Its their actions and thoughts towards others that truly define what a person is worth.
Whadda ya think dues??
GoldenTV 06-26-2026, 07:54 PM Well, I think it is in human nature to call other people that don't see their way (or don't believe what they believe) stupid or other derogatory words. You yourself have called other people that don't believe what you believe sheep, programed or followers. So we are all guilty in that regard.
As far as a person's intelligence goes, I pick having common sense (over intelligence) as a better indication of what a person worth :)
Dude111 06-27-2026, 03:21 AM A good reply!!
2020 was a good example!
stevea 06-27-2026, 07:40 AM YOU, and all of us, are a good example.
As he said, you call others names, which is the same thing you accuse many of doing with you.
I remember in one of your posts, you called someone who was driving you someplace, dumb because he liked a particular song.
Dude111 06-27-2026, 09:18 AM Ya well there is alot of things about him I dont like buddy...
The most is HE IS OUT IN LEFT FIELD!!!
He keeps forgetting things,he keeps mi$$ing turns,etc....
I dunno.... I dont wanna sound mean...
stevea 06-27-2026, 09:57 AM Maybe we can agree, none of us is perfect.
Dream Canteen 06-27-2026, 12:54 PM A good reply!!
2020 was a good example!
How was 2020 a good example? Be specific.
Dude111 06-27-2026, 02:59 PM I promisd you I wouldnt make ya mad again Dream,I better not say buddy...
stevea 06-27-2026, 03:02 PM I promisd you I wouldnt make ya mad again Dream,I better not say buddy...
We can guess.
It all boils down to a Jethro Tull song --
Living in the Past
Dude111 06-27-2026, 03:10 PM Ah man!!
Dream Canteen 06-28-2026, 01:54 PM I promisd you I wouldnt make ya mad again Dream,I better not say buddy...
Dude111, you can drop the cringe “I don’t want to make you mad” act. Challenging your misinformation isn’t emotional; it’s necessary, because the rhetoric you are playing with has real-world consequences. I’m not mad; I am pushing back on dangerous misinformation.
In 2020, that kind of rhetoric had a body count. I personally lost several friends and acquaintances to COVID. Three of them were former high school classmates who spent months posting the exact same conspiracy theories you do — railing against Fauci, masks, and the “sheep” — until they ended up dying alone on ventilators in their late 30s and early 40s (one of those guys didn’t even live long enough to whine about the “jab” because it didn’t exist yet during his abbreviated life). It was a sad, preventable phenomenon so common it earned its own name: the Herman Cain Award (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Cain_Award).
I’m high-risk, chronically ill, and live with multiple co-morbidities (and no, I’m not looking for sympathy or an “I’m sorry buddy”). I’ve had my initial shots and annual boosters, and when I inevitably caught COVID, the vaccine turned a potential death sentence into what seemed like a nasty cold I got over after three days of rest.
The vaccine saved my life. Misinformation kills. That’s why I challenge it. If you’re going to post malinformed nonsense on a public forum, expect people to bring reality into the comments.
Dude111 06-28-2026, 02:06 PM I dont wanna get into it Dream.. We value you here and I think last time I almost made you leave and I dont want that to happen!! (I think you were mad about other stuff and my comments almost pushed you over)
I would feel aweful if my comments about something made you leave..
I love you Dream ok?? I dont wanna make you mad.......
Dream Canteen 06-28-2026, 02:11 PM Nobody is leaving, Dude, and I’m not mad. Challenging misinformation doesn't mean I’m packing my bags or having an emotional crisis. If you don’t want to look at the data, we can leave it there. Have a good Sunday.
stevea 06-28-2026, 02:14 PM Dude111, you can drop the cringe “I don’t want to make you mad” act. Challenging your misinformation isn’t emotional; it’s necessary, because the rhetoric you are playing with has real-world consequences. I’m not mad; I am pushing back on dangerous misinformation.
In 2020, that kind of rhetoric had a body count. I personally lost several friends and acquaintances to COVID. Three of them were former high school classmates who spent months posting the exact same conspiracy theories you do — railing against Fauci, masks, and the “sheep” — until they ended up dying alone on ventilators in their late 30s and early 40s (one of those guys didn’t even live long enough to whine about the “jab” because it didn’t exist yet during his abbreviated life). It was a sad, preventable phenomenon so common it earned its own name: the Herman Cain Award (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Cain_Award).
I’m high-risk, chronically ill, and live with multiple co-morbidities (and no, I’m not looking for sympathy or an “I’m sorry buddy”). I’ve had my initial shots and annual boosters, and when I inevitably caught COVID, the vaccine turned a potential death sentence into what seemed like a nasty cold I got over after three days of rest.
The vaccine saved my life. Misinformation kills. That’s why I challenge it. If you’re going to post malinformed nonsense on a public forum, expect people to bring reality into the comments.
Thank you for talking publicly about your friends--the losses, the struggles during that time and beyond, and your own personal issues. Dude did make assumptions in private messages that he was the only person in those messages (I saw them due to the "report" function) who lost something--the friends he lost due to his stands on what he calls "the shot."
As you know, we can't get too deeply into debates about COVID on here, due to rules--and I've had to warn him about that. We'll need to be more vigilant in moderating misinformed posts.
Please don't hesitate to report posts, as moderators don't read every single post.
stevea 06-28-2026, 02:19 PM I dont wanna get into it Dream.. We value you here and I think last time I almost made you leave and I dont want that to happen!! (I think you were mad about other stuff and my comments almost pushed you over)
I would feel aweful if my comments about something made you leave..
I love you Dream ok?? I dont wanna make you mad.......
You seem to think anyone who disagrees with you or challenges you is MAD. Or in a bad mood.
You make sweeping generalizations about lots of things, the latest about "Sesame Street." You have to expect pushback, but realize no one is mad or in a bad mood.
Dream Canteen 06-28-2026, 02:27 PM Thank you for talking publicly about your friends--the losses, the struggles during that time and beyond, and your own personal issues. Dude did make assumptions in private messages that he was the only person in those messages (I saw them due to the "report" function) who lost something--the friends he lost due to his stands on what he calls "the shot."
As you know, we can't get too deeply into debates about COVID on here, due to rules--and I've had to warn him about that. We'll need to be more vigilant in moderating misinformed posts.
Please don't hesitate to report posts, as moderators don't read every single post.
Thanks, Steve. I appreciate that.
Dude111 06-28-2026, 02:29 PM Well I knew Dream was in a bad mood,otherwise he wouldnt have bothered you and Todd by reporting my PM.. He would have just deleted it..
We can get into it Stevie if ya wanna.. All the lies to make it look worse than it was.. I LOST MY FRIENDS DUE TO THESE LIES.. Dont try to censor me!!! You are disrespecting me by doing that!! -- Telling me it doesnt matter who i lost,etc....
I HAVE GOING THRU HELL SINCE THEY TURNED ON ME FOR NOT TAKING THIS DEATH SHOT!!
1) I AM NOT DANGEROUS TO BE AROUND CAUSE I DIDNT GET THIS STUPID SHOT... THATS 1 LIE THEY STILL BELIEVE!! https://sitcomsonline.com/boards/images/smilies/dude111.gif
THIS IS QUITE IMPORTANT TO ME..
IM AFRAID IF WE GOTO INTO IT MORE,DREAM WILL GET MAD...
Dream Canteen 06-28-2026, 02:35 PM Well I knew Dream was in a bad mood,otherwise he wouldnt have bothered you and Todd by reporting my PM.. He would have just deleted it..
We can get into it Stevie if ya wanna.. All the lies to make it look worse than it was.. I LOST MY FRIENDS DUE TO THESE LIES.. Dont try to censor me!!! You are disrespecting me by doing that!! -- Telling me it doesnt matter who i lost,etc....
I HAVE GOING THRU HELL SINCE THEY TURNED ON ME FOR NOT TAKING THIS DEATH SHOT!!
1) I AM NOT DANGEROUS TO BE AROUND CAUSE I DIDNT GET THIS STUPID SHOT... THATS 1 LIE THEY STILL BELIEVE!!
THIS IS QUITE IMPORTANT TO ME..
IM AFRAID IF WE GOTO INTO IT MORE,DREAM WILL GET MAD... Wild you’d write this after everything I just shared.
And since you’re airing out your vile PM to me, which was supposed to be a private matter, in public, I’m going to lay the cards out on the table and show everyone what you wrote to me. Why wouldn’t I report it? You crossed several boundaries.
I lost people during the pandemic, too, Dude. A lot of us did.
Dude111 06-28-2026, 02:37 PM Im sorry you lost friends also ok buddy??
stevea 06-28-2026, 02:38 PM Well I knew Dream was in a bad mood,otherwise he wouldnt have bothered you and Todd by reporting my PM.. He would have just deleted it..
We can get into it Stevie if ya wanna.. All the lies to make it look worse than it was.. I LOST MY FRIENDS DUE TO THESE LIES.. Dont try to censor me!!! You are disrespecting me by doing that!! -- Telling me it doesnt matter who i lost,etc....
I HAVE GOING THRU HELL SINCE THEY TURNED ON ME FOR NOT TAKING THIS DEATH SHOT!!
1) I AM NOT DANGEROUS TO BE AROUND CAUSE I DIDNT GET THIS STUPID SHOT... THATS 1 LIE THEY STILL BELIEVE!! https://sitcomsonline.com/boards/images/smilies/dude111.gif
THIS IS QUITE IMPORTANT TO ME..
IM AFRAID IF WE GOTO INTO IT MORE,DREAM WILL GET MAD...
I respect what's important to you, but this is not the board or overall forum to discuss it.
Whether you're dangerous to be around or not, again is not something to be debated here. It's more of a personal issue for you to work out.
Obviously this thread has more than run its course.
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