▲ 175 ▼ Boris Johnson asked experts if you could kill Covid by blowing hairdryer up nose (www.mirror.co.uk) submitted 2 years ago by snacks@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments they do say shit rolls downhill
[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) He's not stupid, he's well educated. He's just a colossal asshole. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Treczoks@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) He may be "well educated" in some definition of that term, but obviously not in any reality-relevant topic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, people think "smart" is a point on a linear scale from "stupid" to "educated". In Germany we say "Fachidioten" ("subject idiots") for people that are well versed in a subject, but idiots otherwise. You can study something, even be good in that and still talk bullshit. Heck, you might spout bullshit despite good education in the topic. Knowingly and unknowingly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago That's how I read this too, esp in the context of his disparaging comments about post-covid-condition. This is the same kind of minimising, reduce-the-issue-to-the-rediculous comment as when your aunt looks at you condicendingly and says "I mean, have you tried cutting out avacado toast darling? Maybe that would help you get a house." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) He may be "well educated" in some definition of that term, but obviously not in any reality-relevant topic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, people think "smart" is a point on a linear scale from "stupid" to "educated". In Germany we say "Fachidioten" ("subject idiots") for people that are well versed in a subject, but idiots otherwise. You can study something, even be good in that and still talk bullshit. Heck, you might spout bullshit despite good education in the topic. Knowingly and unknowingly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, people think "smart" is a point on a linear scale from "stupid" to "educated". In Germany we say "Fachidioten" ("subject idiots") for people that are well versed in a subject, but idiots otherwise. You can study something, even be good in that and still talk bullshit. Heck, you might spout bullshit despite good education in the topic. Knowingly and unknowingly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago That's how I read this too, esp in the context of his disparaging comments about post-covid-condition. This is the same kind of minimising, reduce-the-issue-to-the-rediculous comment as when your aunt looks at you condicendingly and says "I mean, have you tried cutting out avacado toast darling? Maybe that would help you get a house." permalink fedilink source parent