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Originally Posted by Libby K
I've seen the same kind of statement from Rush Holt at NJ events - and he's a rocket scientist. It's more about 'Wow, you guys are insanely smart, and I wish I'd had the opportunity to learn all this when I was your age.' |
That's a VERY different statement and not at all like the statements I'm referring to. These aren't "I wish I had this chance when I was your age" they are literally "You guys are so smart, I could NEVER do this". To me it's the same as saying, "I'm bad at math". The statement, "I can't read" would be ridiculed. But somehow it's acceptable to be unable to do math? They are both VITAL life skills. And it bothers me to hear folks who seem to think it's acceptable wave it about like some sort of badge of honor.