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Are you really smart? Are you really dumb? Are you average? How did you come to your conclusion? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My self-perception of my intelligence goes up the more I spend my time online, and down the more I spent it IRL. I should probably stop spending so much time online.

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because you want to feel dumber?

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Counterintuitively, yes. Interacting with people who are smarter than I am in some area or another is a much better way to spend my time than watching looping infinite scrolling videos on YouTube or whatever.