Post B9NLxQ8UOOSu0AVSzY by travisfw@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #B9NHvhGzJ4XGkuP89w by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       you know if you want to talk to a "PhD level intelligence", you can just slide into my DMsyou don't have to pay ChatGPT
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NI8Gs8m87edimIim by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @miawgogo yes, absolutely
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NIW00r6s8VIjAX20 by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @fxchip emotional support flattery is very important to our human friends, thereforeyou're crushing it!   good job!  🙏
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NK13Gx8lqqLG4LYm by kouhai@social.treehouse.systems
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       @ariadne Doc Bun
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NKNpDDa9qjOZBIm0 by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       now the difference is, i might take a day or two to get back to you.  also, if you pitch me a garbage idea, i am going to say it is garbage
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NKU7jzbdnUb9Vz0K by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       but you see, we fellow humans know things, and if we don't know, we can go figure it out
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NLE8SFHhnu8I9awC by travisfw@fosstodon.org
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       @ariadne 😄 what threshold on the WAIS is PhD-level?I want someone to award me a PhD just for taking a psych test. What did I study? Oh I didn't, I'm just smart. *taps the PhD*
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NLJGWqgyR6ceklGK by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @travisfw no idea
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NLjz0tvCRQ7PY90y by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @travisfw like, i know PhD-havers who are highly intelligent, and i know other PhD-havers who have decided to represent themselves in court
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NLofzC5oz0YNzOFs by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @travisfw personally, the process of pursuing higher education has kind of taught me that credentials mean diddly squat
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NLupPbxZUvWeHMpM by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @travisfw i also hate 'doctor' as a title, i'm out here living my best life as a shitposter, i'm not saving lives
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NLxQ8UOOSu0AVSzY by travisfw@fosstodon.org
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       @ariadne obviously less. that's all that matters.I am sure it is not obvious *enough* that I am mocking the implication of a direct (not spurious) link between intelligence and hard work.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NkqMyYF2nR1kaoM4 by whitequark@social.treehouse.systems
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       @ariadne ... can i?
       
 (DIR) Post #B9NmzZNZh7ZW0joOrA by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @whitequark I have very high opinions of my own intelligence.  if chatgpt is phd-level im definitely post-doc 🙃
       
 (DIR) Post #B9P9MiNKo0BUip6KPY by renardboy@mastodon.social
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       @ariadne please lavish me with undeserved praise and present to me cherry-picked (or made-up if necessary) statistics that I will be able to spin in a way that confirms my unscientific and bigoted world view
       
 (DIR) Post #B9PAU33oOfxUrC1wKe by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @renardboy 110% of poll respondents (margin of error: 109%) say you're awesome!
       
 (DIR) Post #B9PAksl7wzL5pZJl9U by renardboy@mastodon.social
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       @ariadne Nice. I feel emboldened to post bigoted crap on facebook and then somehow expect people not to bring it up during family reunions
       
 (DIR) Post #B9PBfsSXjmJZPJnopM by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @travisfw @prism +1
       
 (DIR) Post #B9PC25kuyyCb13zR8y by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @renardboy sounds rad!  would you like suggestions for applied phrenology?
       
 (DIR) Post #B9PDuwKro9DRgIWQtc by travisfw@fosstodon.org
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       @ariadne @prism not the first story I have heard of an academic advisor recommending against getting a PhD.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9PVmZpTOszcjm03Iu by renardboy@mastodon.social
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       @ariadne Actually I was going for a less pseudoscientic, more christian fundamentalist argument. Got anything about how Jesus hated certain groups of people and implicitly excluded them when he said stuff like "love thy neighbour?"
       
 (DIR) Post #B9PWlgi2R1P3jwf7GC by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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       @renardboy idk I'm an indigenous jew