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What's the biggest sign that someone is truly wise?

233 sats \ 46 comments \ @Coinsreporter 24 May AskSN

Personally I think this isn’t about boasting high IQ scores or flaunting academic achievements, but about real-life wisdom. Being wise isn’t just about knowing things, it’s about understanding people, situations and even ourselves. It’s about making the right decisions, even in the face of uncertainty.

But how do you tell someone is truly wise? Is there something that can indicate true wisdom?

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124 sats \ 26 replies \ @beejay 24 May

They're humble enough to admit they might be wrong, or not as smart
They're not afraid to be themselves and don't really care what others might think of them
They're civil to everyone, even those they disagree with, or might be below (or above) their station

18 sats \ 25 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

I like these answers, but I think you could have all of these without actually having much wisdom about anything.

So, I'd add that a wise person is going to be able to offer uncommon input that I need to think about.

37 sats \ 22 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 24 May

a wise person is going to be able to offer uncommon input that I need to think about.

Only a wise man thinks about the uncommon inputs from another wise man. Stupid people don't take inputs.

17 sats \ 21 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

Fair enough. I suppose a stupid person will struggle to identify a wise person.

22 sats \ 20 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 24 May

Absolutely. Could you please help us identify some of the wisest people of our time?

236 sats \ 19 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

Not to blow smoke up their butts, but @k00b and @elvismercury are amongst the wisest people I regularly encounter. In general, though, one of my favorite things about SN is that I get to interact with a bizarrely wise group of people.

Two public intellectuals (for lack of a better term) whose wisdom I've benefited from are Lew Rockwell and Jordan Peterson. I no longer follow either of them closely, but they provided some formative input to me that I often reflect on.

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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @itsrealfake 24 May

uncommon input

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

I had a hard time articulating that idea

120 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 22h

The surefire way to tell is when someone shares their wisdom with you and you learn from it. Therefore I think it's actually subjective.

The greatest situation I've ever found myself in was mentoring someone that I was learning from at the same time. Bi-directionally shared wisdom is unstoppable, and in this particular case, together we dominated the 200yo, 5000 employee company we worked for while we were there, and drove it to perform about 5x.

13 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 24 May

Their nym is Aardvark

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 24 May

Indeed I agree. After all @Aardvark and coins are same.

13 sats \ 9 replies \ @denlillaapan 24 May

what, my Oxford diploma ain't enough?!

Fucksake, higher ed scammed me.

19 sats \ 8 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 24 May

If your oxfo diploma is enough, what about mine from Cambridge?! Lol Certificates and degrees are for everyone than truly wise.

13 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

NERD FIGHT!!!

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 24 May

You too can bring one of yours from Stanford or Harvard. Let's make this even BIGGER NERD FIGHT!!!

13 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 May

Yeah, just hang on a second while dig my Harvard and Stanford diplomas out of the attic.

34 sats \ 2 replies \ @denlillaapan 24 May

Stuck under all the other credentials, yes?

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan 24 May

Boom boom boom fiiiiight!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 24 May

Let's begin.

13 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 24 May

They agree with me. Hahahaha

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 24 May

I agree with you. Does that mean @Undisciplined isn't?

13 sats \ 0 replies \ @Riberet 24 May

Buy Bitcoin.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @398ja 18h

They listen.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @j7hB75 20h

A wise person listens more than they speak and isn’t afraid to admit when they don’t have the answers. They think things through, stay grounded in their values, and try to see life from other people’s perspectives. You’ll notice their wisdom not in how much they know, but in how they live and treat others. Wise people are truly humble.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @88b0c423eb 24 May

I can tell when the person is the opposite of me lol