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OsamaBinFuckin t1_ixk0y0w wrote

Reply to comment by redditor1101 in I'm Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of 'The Man from the Future', about Hungarian-American mathematical genius John von Neumann. AMA! by simplicissimusrex

Norm Mcdonald is no genius of the caliber of this convo, but he was a smart guy and when he's being genuine about his friendship and people he loves, I think it shows a sign of what true appreciation can be. It's easy to become nihilistic if you are even slightly above average...

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ttak82 t1_ixl6dm8 wrote

Odd example but I miss Norm.

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marcyhidesinphotos t1_ixnhsby wrote

Are you seriously comparing a comedian to actual geniuses? Norm was above average in entertainment value but not in intelligence. Not really a legitimate comparison.

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OsamaBinFuckin t1_ixooc69 wrote

He was def above average in intellect :p

Your optimism/ expectation of how intelligent the average person is, is too high, but ya I did kinda say he's not of that caliber but hey understanding things is through context and he was my context.

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