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Irish_Dem

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3. One of my professors in grad school talked about this phenomenon.

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Fri Mar 10, 2023, 02:52 PM

Mar 2023

Where we fight with novels, TV and movies.

His theory is that intelligent people do this. We argue with incorrect facts or nonsense.

He was brilliant, a real genius, and he had to stop himself from fighting with things which
were supposed to be entertainment.

He told us to stop fighting and enjoy things more.

But I still fight with my entertainment.

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Details matter [View all] spinbaby Mar 2023 OP

Lol SheltieLover Mar 2023 #1

Yup, I've run into a few of those and it's distracting. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #2

One of my professors in grad school talked about this phenomenon. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #3

There's a European plant also sometimes called marigold Retrograde Mar 2023 #4

Okay, we've waited long enough... hermetic Mar 2023 #6

I know exactly what you mean. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #5