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In case anyone thought a Harvard education is still worth something...

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December 02, 2023, 10:24 AM
Aglifter
In case anyone thought a Harvard education is still worth something...
A whole new level of balderdash. (Essentially, he took "AI will let architects reimagine their process." And "expounded" on it, to no purpose.)

(Half of Harvard Law Grads are brilliant, though. The other half are too mentally deficient to operate a mop, let alone the bucket.)
December 02, 2023, 10:30 AM
egregore
Intelligence and education don't necessarily add up to wisdom.
December 02, 2023, 10:43 AM
Edmond
“Schools” like that aren’t about education, they’re about the connections.


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December 02, 2023, 11:04 AM
preten2b
And ...when it comes to education vs intelligence, even when only blessed with one, the ability for one to govern thinking for the other has it's own quality. From the Serenity Prayer - "and the wisdom to know the difference" is often missing form current leftists. Critical thinking is not in their skill set, the reward is only in leftist outcomes.


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December 02, 2023, 01:22 PM
ZSMICHAEL
quote:
(Half of Harvard Law Grads are brilliant, though. The other half are too mentally deficient to operate a mop, let alone the bucket.)

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The mentally deficient seem to practice corporate law. I think the best lawyers are born, not made. I am impressed with the verbal skills of the top defense attorneys.
December 03, 2023, 09:27 AM
Fenris
Word salad




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December 03, 2023, 09:39 AM
jsbcody
quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
quote:
(Half of Harvard Law Grads are brilliant, though. The other half are too mentally deficient to operate a mop, let alone the bucket.)

^^^^^^^^^^^
The mentally deficient seem to practice corporate law. I think the best lawyers are born, not made. I am impressed with the verbal skills of the top defense attorneys.


I retired from Police work about 6 months ago and got a job as a Bailiff, just finished my 12th Jury Trial last week. here are my main observations:

Good trial lawyers have great situational awareness in the Courtroom. Knowing when to pounce on their opposing counsel's mistakes or ignore them but bring it up during closing arguments. Also, good trial lawyers know how to read the room......knowing when they are annoying the Judge or pissing off the Jury.

Preparation: knowing their case, having their evidence and exhibits ready, and having their paperwork ready and clean. What I mean by paperwork is the Jury Instructions. Nothing pisses a Judge off more than having to make a Jury that is on day 4 or 8 wait for an hour or two because the just submitted Jury instructions by both lawyers are a freaking mess. I have seen full grown men trying to hide in the copy room from the wrath of a Judge Wink
December 03, 2023, 10:26 AM
erj_pilot
In my former lives in Accounting and IT, I came across more than a few PhD's that were too dumb to pour piss out of a boot with a handle on the heel and the directions on the bottom.

Reminds me of the line in "Smokey and the Bandit" when Sheriff Buford T. Justice said, "You sumbitches couldn't close an umbrella."



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December 03, 2023, 11:09 AM
YooperSigs
One of my coworkers had multiple advanced degrees, supposedly had genius level IQ and claimed to be a former Army Ranger. He was barely functional. I once watched him walk into a tree. When I would enter a business, the clerk would often give me his wallet or his checkbook, which he had forgotten or dropped on his way out.
This illustrated to me that it is indeed possible for you to be too smart for your own good. And that looking good on paper is no indication of how you will actually function on the job!


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December 04, 2023, 05:49 AM
SpinZone
quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
quote:
Word salad

Fenris
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I have let your snide remarks go several times. Please refrain from posting about mine. If you are unable to comprehend my remarks perhaps you should take a basic course in reading comprehension.



Is it possible Fenris was referring to the linked article and not your post?



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December 04, 2023, 06:42 AM
benny6
quote:
Originally posted by SpinZone:
Is it possible Fenris was referring to the linked article and not your post?


That's how I took it too.


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December 04, 2023, 07:31 AM
trapper189
To be fair, to understand Fenris’ comment, you would had to have read at least Aglifter’s succinct summary of his linked article. I had to dig a little deeper and read some of the article, but "Balderdash" was spot on. Fenris’ response, “Word salad", was too wordy.
December 04, 2023, 08:09 AM
ZSMICHAEL
quote:
Is it possible Fenris was referring to the linked article and not your post?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yep. Will not know until he responds. Post deleted giving him the benefit of the doubt.