Chapter 1 - Disassociation
Submitted May 5, 2025 Updated May 5, 2025 Status Complete | Short peicw about my online experiences
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Chapter 1 - Disassociation
Chapter 1 - Disassociation
Recently I have been part of a community. This community has lead me to think outside the box and has sparked a thought that seems interesting to discuss, so I thought I would discuss it with you.
Without naming the community I’m frequent in, I thought I would refer to them subtly because I don’t want to offend anyone.
These days it really feels as though information is easily accessible by anyone. However, that doesn’t mean those people hold actual intelligence. You see, the way we look into intelligence is very variable. People approach intelligence in multiple different ways. However, there is a large gap between actual true intelligence and knowledge. Both coincide, however they are not identical. They work hand in hand but they are not the same.
As I mentioned previously, knowledge is heavily accessible. These days, even the slowest of people can find any resource they want using Chatgpt as a reference. A search engine, if you will. Knowledge is also potentially a memory-based skill. Intelligence itself, however, is a skill that needs to develop over time. Recalling and repeating information doesn’t necessarily mean you are an intelligent person. This is a mistake that a lot of people in these debate bro communities make. They assume someone isn’t intelligent just because they lack knowledge of a topic. I personally feel that assumption flies under the radar.
Now, as my viewers, you will know that I have had a history of prolife content, especially when I was talking about a lot of the injustices in relation to abortion and divorce rights for men. In these discord groups, because I am a non-aggressive person who is on the side of being kind, these people wrongly assumed that I didn’t hold specific values. When I began discussing these values in voice chat, they assumed that I couldn’t possibly have held those opinions and must have developed them because I was friends with a boy. The dumb hairdresser must have been coerced. When I spoke my views in text, they wrongfully accused me of letting someone I had not met at the time on my account. The fact that words such as overzealous were frequently used in my written debates was put on trial. They didn’t believe a simple female in a debate group such as this one would know such a complicated word. Wait till I start using pultritudinous.
I questioned it. Why did they feel this way? No one had spoken to me about my views. And yet they had their assumptions, even though all of the evidence is easily accessible. One member even said they don’t believe I wrote my comments because, if so, it would mean I was hiding my power level.
The interesting thing is I personally believe I am intelligent, but I am not knowledgeable. I can learn any topic I am interested in. However, my weakness is motivation, which leads me to not collect the knowledge I need to support my level of intelligence. I am heavily self-aware of this factor. What I have learned over time is that often, knowledgeable people are not intelligent. They lack certain critical thinking skills and the ability to engage with hypotheticals. This is very prevalent online. A lot of people who categorise people in different levels of intelligence tend to follow a habit of streamlining thought. There is a complete disregard for critical thinking. Their way is the only way. These groups tend to live in an echo chamber under the guise of debate. They rally each other on, and those who are within the cool club are deemed intelligent under a nepotistic regime. But the truth of the matter is that streamlined thought lacks critical thinking. This is their weakness.
Remember to be critical of all opinions.
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