Infantilized Yale students meltdown over professor’s thoughts on Halloween costumes
10-23-2016, 10:27 PM
They need serious medical help. These people are sick and this kind of thinking must be ended.
Vice-Captain - #TeamWaitAndSee
Quote: (09-20-2016 05:58 PM)Delta Wrote:
Quote: (09-20-2016 12:58 AM)iknowexactly Wrote:
Quote: (12-05-2015 07:00 AM)RedPillUK Wrote:
I rewatched the bit when she suddenly screams at him to 'BE QUIET!!!' when he calmly tries to defend myself about ten or twenty times before even seeing the rest of her tantrum.
I just couldn't believe the professor's reaction was to actually be quiet and listen and like a good little boy. I was stunned how he actually thought it was ok to be spoken to like that, by a student!
He's a a medical doctor who's worked in hospices and is widely respected as a leading intellectual in the whole nation, national academies etc.
He's MORE than merely "a sane man." He's a real special snowflake, not a fake one.
If you see a spoiled child abusing his parents, do you not hold the parents accountable for putting up with such behavior?
Quote: (10-23-2016 10:53 PM)iknowexactly Wrote:
You don't throw a multi-million dollar thoroughbred, arrived at with great expense and care, in with a bunch of rough aggressive barnyard animals, or load up a Ferrari with sheetrock.
Quote: (10-24-2016 01:23 AM)Delta Wrote:
Quote: (10-23-2016 10:53 PM)iknowexactly Wrote:
You don't throw a multi-million dollar thoroughbred, arrived at with great expense and care, in with a bunch of rough aggressive barnyard animals, or load up a Ferrari with sheetrock.
I agree with that point, however, this guy was not thrown into anything. He voluntarily chose a job that involves interacting with a bunch of spoiled twats, and voluntarily let himself be abused while in a position of authority, when it was obvious that he needed to be assertive.
Don't get me wrong, I have great respect for the fact that the guy makes positive contributions to society via his medical research. But my point holds; his coddling of unreasonable, mean-spirited fuckwits, in a position that he chose voluntarily, contributes to the epidemic of inmates running the asylum on college campuses.
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The Nakanishi Prize
Awarded to two graduating seniors who, while maintaining high academic achievement, have provided exemplary leadership in enhancing race and/or ethnic relations at Yale College.
Alexandra Zina Barlowe of Branford College
Abdul-Razak Mohammed Zachariah of Timothy Dwight College
If you don't recognize the names, maybe the faces:
And if not the faces, maybe the Youtube clips:
Full story here:
http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/235844/y...ed-faculty
Quote: (05-27-2017 05:27 PM)debeguiled Wrote:
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The Nakanishi Prize
Awarded to two graduating seniors who, while maintaining high academic achievement, have provided exemplary leadership in enhancing race and/or ethnic relations at Yale College.
Quote: (09-19-2016 07:08 PM)Dusty Wrote:
Some say these folks are let in to places like Yale on affirmative action, then can't compete because they're a notch below the rest of students in terms of intelligence. This leads to depression and lashing out. They get together with fellow affirmative action students and lament together and come to the conclusion for their struggles - racism! White privledge!
They'd probably do well at a very good university but not at Yale.
Quote: (09-19-2016 07:08 PM)Dusty Wrote:
Some say these folks are let in to places like Yale on affirmative action, then can't compete because they're a notch below the rest of students in terms of intelligence. This leads to depression and lashing out. They get together with fellow affirmative action students and lament together and come to the conclusion for their struggles - racism! White privledge!
They'd probably do well at a very good university but not at Yale.
Quote: (05-28-2017 07:19 PM)TigerMandingo Wrote:
Quote: (09-19-2016 07:08 PM)Dusty Wrote:
Some say these folks are let in to places like Yale on affirmative action, then can't compete because they're a notch below the rest of students in terms of intelligence. This leads to depression and lashing out. They get together with fellow affirmative action students and lament together and come to the conclusion for their struggles - racism! White privledge!
They'd probably do well at a very good university but not at Yale.
This is truth right here. I remember back in my college days I took Calculus 2. Not super high-level math sure, but challenging enough for the average person. Needless to say, I was seriously struggling with the material. And not for lack of trying, since I was studying a good amount. Later on, I took an IQ test and turns out mine is about 105, dead average. No wonder shit like physics and math always gave me trouble, since you probably needs at least 120 IQ to really excel at it. There were dudes in that class miles ahead of me, they just instantly understood the material and aced all the tests.
Nowadays, I kinda "know my place".
Quote: (05-29-2017 11:11 AM)sagely scholar Wrote:
Quote: (05-29-2017 11:06 AM)debeguiled Wrote:
the highest I.Q. [...] in the world.
That's simply not a valid construct, IQ being a statistical measure that simply cannot be validated/made sense of at the extreme ends of its imaginary spectrum.
Quote: (05-29-2017 12:08 PM)debeguiled Wrote:
Quote: (05-29-2017 11:11 AM)sagely scholar Wrote:
Quote: (05-29-2017 11:06 AM)debeguiled Wrote:
the highest I.Q. [...] in the world.
That's simply not a valid construct, IQ being a statistical measure that simply cannot be validated/made sense of at the extreme ends of its imaginary spectrum.
Easy there. That is not the point. Would it make you happy if instead I referred to him as one super super duper smart bro dude? Done.
Quote: (05-29-2017 12:10 PM)sagely scholar Wrote:
Quote: (05-29-2017 12:08 PM)debeguiled Wrote:
Quote: (05-29-2017 11:11 AM)sagely scholar Wrote:
Quote: (05-29-2017 11:06 AM)debeguiled Wrote:
the highest I.Q. [...] in the world.
That's simply not a valid construct, IQ being a statistical measure that simply cannot be validated/made sense of at the extreme ends of its imaginary spectrum.
Easy there. That is not the point. Would it make you happy if instead I referred to him as one super super duper smart bro dude? Done.
Yes. Though. How do you know he is super smart given his [allegedly - didn't watch the video] shitty life choices?
Quote: (05-29-2017 11:06 AM)debeguiled Wrote:
Being high I.Q. does not automatically translate into high wisdom. If you have fifty minutes to spare, check out this doc on the highest I.Q. guy in the world.
Check out his life choices.
Quote: (05-29-2017 01:49 AM)Zelcorpion Wrote:
I had a friend who was in the 150+ range (done with a test that maxed out at 155 - most others now are being done with open-end tests) and he had to repeat class due to his dyslexia and the fact that he was a lazy bum. Mathematics came easily to him - he could derive complex mathematical formulas in his head.
I was tested in the 140+ range, but could not do this. Of course I easily was the best in class since I studied a lot back then and was a muscular nerd (with no pussy though). Later I also found out that another female classmate was in the 140 range as well. We all did not know because her achievements were so utterly unimpressive. Also much later in life I found out that women usually require way higher IQ and effort to operate at levels that men with lower IQs can easily master. I also met actual geniuses and the difference between 140 and a genius is staggering, though in some cases the genius was a semi-autistic woman with zero social skills. Her ability to calculate high mathematical formulas simply had no bearing on everyday life. Others used their gifts better like this one guy who made 500.000$ doing odd-ball projects for corporations in his mid 20s. The most successful friend I have has an IQ in the high 120s and his mind was in constant heavy utilization with no 2 months left slacking off (he essentially has the same memory capacity as when he was 16). His social skills are off-the-charts and he will probably be one of the youngest VPs and potentially CEOs in the corporate pharma history.
In life there is always someone smarter, but IQs should not limit one too much in terms of what you can achieve. There are famous millionaire celebrities now with IQs at 85 or lower and there are a few homeless people in the 140+ range.