The Coronavirus thread

Quote: ams288

Aren’t some of the Kardashians like billionaires now?

Must be utter geniuses in jcw’s mind.

Being good at creating a brand may show at least some "genius" but having that in one area does not equate to having it in every area.

There is some legitimate debate to be had about various treatments but I don't think any of them measure up to the vaccines, yet I see people of all sorts posting support for this or that on FB. Some of them are well-educated and experts in something...just not medicine...

Are we going to have to abandon Ivermectin patients in the Hallways of Ok. hospitals from people dosing themselves with horsepaste?

https://taibbi.substack.com/p/moral-majority-media-strikes-again"


"Citing a report of Oklahoma emergency rooms so overwhelmed by ivermectin overdoses that gunshot victims were going untreated, MSNBC anchor Joy Ann Reid Sunday proposed sticking the swallowers of “horse paste” at the back of the line in order to prioritize the more deserving, “rather than allowing the ivermectin people”
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Quote: RonC

Being good at creating a brand may show at least some "genius" but having that in one area does not equate to having it in every area.

There is some legitimate debate to be had about various treatments but I don't think any of them measure up to the vaccines, yet I see people of all sorts posting support for this or that on FB. Some of them are well-educated and experts in something...just not medicine...

The Beatles became rich, but they could have been richer. Or maybe the genius, is not being swindled by fast talking managers and slick promoters, particularly if you are a celebrity. Jessica Alba apparently had a very good idea for a business that made her one of the richest actresses. I don't think she's dumb, but not sure if she is a genius either.

Quote: rxwine

The Beatles became rich, but they could have been richer. Or maybe the genius, is not being swindled by fast talking managers and slick promoters, particularly if you are a celebrity. Jessica Alba apparently had a very good idea for a business that made her one of the richest actresses. I don't think she's dumb, but not sure if she is a genius either.

How would you define a genius? No human now can know the all the extreme depth and breadth of human knowledge. Would your list of genius' only include those that have knowledge in a list of subjects that you feel are important?

Quote: kenarman

How would you define a genius? No human now can know the all the extreme depth and breadth of human knowledge. Would your list of genius' only include those that have knowledge in a list of subjects that you feel are important?

Naw, you could be a genius of something not even invented. Say, if chess didn't exist, or the violin. But there are also people like DaVinci who had multiple talents in art, and creating mechanical invention.

You could be a genius in the garbage industry.

Quote: petroglyph

Are we going to have to abandon Ivermectin

This is minor
I don't watch MSNBC
Its not like this report will kill people like Tuckers anti vaccine rants.
But
We still need to abandon Ivermectin regardless
Unless you are a horse of course

Then there's the more traditional genius when you start reading textbooks when you're barely out of pre-school.

Then there's America's own Christopher Langen, an unconventional genius...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Langan

...and if other people in the same endeavor as you aren't calling you a genius or at least disguising their awe, you probably don't have to worry about being one.

Quote: terapined

Overall the guys a moron
anti vaccine

Overall, he's a smart, and very inquisitive guy, who just happens to be anti-vaccine.