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Lack of critical thinking - What is the root of this?(self)

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There have been quite a few people that I know who have been consumed by virtually every big movement recently. There is absolutely zero critical thinking going on. For a long while (And still now!) Qanon has been laughed at, and understandably why - but the same group pointing the finger and laughing are also a part of another mindless movement, just on another end of the spectrum.

One that's taken place recently that has seemingly been a unifying cause is the GME squeeze. This has now gone from getting back at Wall Street to a cult.

It's insane. $20 to $480ish in ONE MONTH. It was at $4 last March and they're still waiting for the squeeze. "Haha! Getting my AMC, BB, NOK, and GME at a discount!". Bragging about the loss of money - some college tuition for themselves or kids, others gambling away loans.

Mind you - Wallstreebets is NOT full of dummies. Seeing some of the gains / losses from people there would make your head spin. There are some seriously wealthy and intelligent people there. One guy made 1.7 million in Tesla calls, I think he started from $40,000.

But I am not speaking about them, hell - they're enraged with this invasion of the normies. I am speaking of the people that honestly cannot even QUESTION if bum rushing into the stock market after a 3000% rise in stock while gambling your college loan is wrong....

Is it a fear of questioning? The inability to do so? Low IQ? Lack of resilience against persuasion?

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fschmidt 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

I partly agree. IQ is the biggest problem but not the only problem. One also needs critical thinking and good judgement. So for example, math is good for increasing IQ but not so good for these other things. I think the ideal tool for childhood mental development is the game of Go which develops all of these things.

What would be your answer to the question in the original post?

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[deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

What would be your answer to the question in the original post?

All the listed plus artificial common sense. Authoritarian factions hate critical thinking and use every tool to suppress it. The only thing they can agree upon (not a recognized agreement, just a shared natural tendency).

good judgement

In board games, as long as you have enough mental stability, everything is predictable and calculable, there are rules. In the real world, not so much.

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