I think it’s an awful name, exactly on the grounds of having huge negative baggage. For me, at least, it has strong associations of smug, superior, condescending, and other such qualities.
Yep—correlating it with “being intelligent” seems to be a bit of a PR disaster… which the brights have tried to counter by calling non-brights “supers” .
Not sure if that’s worked at all… I keep occasional tabs on what’s happening in that community but don’t really consider myself an active member. I think the heart is in the right place—especially in the US where religiosity is at a much more fervent level. but not sure it’s really proven effective yet… but then I might be able to say similar things about this community :)
I have heard of it.
I think it’s an awful name, exactly on the grounds of having huge negative baggage. For me, at least, it has strong associations of smug, superior, condescending, and other such qualities.
Yep—correlating it with “being intelligent” seems to be a bit of a PR disaster… which the brights have tried to counter by calling non-brights “supers” .
Not sure if that’s worked at all… I keep occasional tabs on what’s happening in that community but don’t really consider myself an active member. I think the heart is in the right place—especially in the US where religiosity is at a much more fervent level. but not sure it’s really proven effective yet… but then I might be able to say similar things about this community :)