The ‘least convenient possible world’ might be relevant too. I translated the verbal self interrogation as something that would elicit responses along the lines of “would doing this thing distinguish one as an idiot?” In practice the question probably would be useful. In fact, in practice only an idiot would really reverse the stupidity of an idiot when asking that question of themselves. Breath, eat, etc.
I won’t ask what that means, because I could presumably easily find out by searching; but I won’t search, because I don’t care enough (and I’m already here as a distraction from what I meant to be doing).
— Dwight Schrute (“The Office” Season 3, Episode 17 “Business School,” written by Brent Forrester)
Sounds like reversed stupidity.
It would be better to explain why that is a bad thing when you post statements such as that.
The ‘least convenient possible world’ might be relevant too. I translated the verbal self interrogation as something that would elicit responses along the lines of “would doing this thing distinguish one as an idiot?” In practice the question probably would be useful. In fact, in practice only an idiot would really reverse the stupidity of an idiot when asking that question of themselves. Breath, eat, etc.
Or a different version of rubber-ducking.
I won’t ask what that means, because I could presumably easily find out by searching; but I won’t search, because I don’t care enough (and I’m already here as a distraction from what I meant to be doing).
/not sure if should provide a useful link or not.