I am of the opinion that it takes intelligence to be stupid. I had a friend in high school who had some undiagnosed cognitive difficulty that made him a bit slow overall. He struggled in school and was always failing one of his classes because he just couldn’t learn fast enough. However, his common sense was better than anyone else’s that I’ve ever met, and he was my most reliable friend. Sure, he didnt make many smart decisions, but he’s never made a really boneheaded decision as far as I know. I got in the habit of running my ideas past him:
Me: “I’m thinking of doing [insert absolutely insane idea]. It should be cool.”
Him: “That doesn’t seem safe, and it’s also illegal.”
Me: “Huh. You’re right. I won’t do that, then.”
I can credit my survival to adulthood to this guy. He may not able able to tell you what day of the week it is while standing in front of a calendar, but he was the least stupid man I have ever met.
Last time i spoke with him almost a decade ago. He was working in the Walmart stockroom and may have single-handedly changed their dress code policy. At the time, Walmart required all employees to either wear khaki pants or a skirt. Since he was in the stockroom khaki pants would cause his enchanted forest to become unpleasantly swampy. So, he started wearing a skirt to address the problem. This worked, and he got the other guys to follow his lead since it was an obvious and effective solution to their problem.
Management was pissed, but couldn’t penalize them for not following the dress code. This was about a year or so before Walmart began allowing their employees to wear shorts.
I also used to play d&d (actually, mostly other rpgs) with him back in high school, and he had a natural talent for dismantling any campaign put in front of him. I eventually got fed up and did a sandbox campaign to stop him from derailing all my stories, which he promptly derailed with no effort. He did make me a better GM in general, and we always had fun.
I am of the opinion that it takes intelligence to be stupid. I had a friend in high school who had some undiagnosed cognitive difficulty that made him a bit slow overall. He struggled in school and was always failing one of his classes because he just couldn’t learn fast enough. However, his common sense was better than anyone else’s that I’ve ever met, and he was my most reliable friend. Sure, he didnt make many smart decisions, but he’s never made a really boneheaded decision as far as I know. I got in the habit of running my ideas past him:
I can credit my survival to adulthood to this guy. He may not able able to tell you what day of the week it is while standing in front of a calendar, but he was the least stupid man I have ever met.
aww oddly wholesome i hope ur friend is doing okay
Last time i spoke with him almost a decade ago. He was working in the Walmart stockroom and may have single-handedly changed their dress code policy. At the time, Walmart required all employees to either wear khaki pants or a skirt. Since he was in the stockroom khaki pants would cause his enchanted forest to become unpleasantly swampy. So, he started wearing a skirt to address the problem. This worked, and he got the other guys to follow his lead since it was an obvious and effective solution to their problem.
Management was pissed, but couldn’t penalize them for not following the dress code. This was about a year or so before Walmart began allowing their employees to wear shorts.
He judo’d the system strength against itself
his soul is so beautiful what i love this guy
I also used to play d&d (actually, mostly other rpgs) with him back in high school, and he had a natural talent for dismantling any campaign put in front of him. I eventually got fed up and did a sandbox campaign to stop him from derailing all my stories, which he promptly derailed with no effort. He did make me a better GM in general, and we always had fun.