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Smart People Don't Assume Others Are Stupid
Original: Smart people don't think others are stupid (2012)
Derek Sivers's 2012 essay arguing that intelligent people give others the benefit of the doubt is recirculating widely. The piece holds that assuming others are dumb is itself a sign of limited thinking, while smarter people try to understand the reasoning behind opinions they disagree with. Readers are debating whether that generosity of interpretation is realistic or naive in today's polarised online arguments.
Why now: The essay's message about charitable interpretation resonates amid current online arguments and polarisation.
Evidence
- Smart people don't think others are stupid (2012) · andsoitis · 125
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