Would you rather see your child grow up smart or kind?
Posted Aug 10, 2018, 9:27 PM UTC
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Kind. Being a good person can sometimes bring you more opportunities.
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Smart.
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Smart. If s/he’s kind the world would take advantage of him/her. If s/he is smart s/he will take advantage of the world.
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That’s what we need- more people taking advantage of the world (intense sarcasm). Smart and unkind people cannot see the wrongdoing they commit in the world but kind and “not smart” people can still sense they are being taken advantage of and they can do something about it. You don’t have to be smart to stand up for yourself. Also the fact that you’d rather see your child take advantage of others is highly disturbing- a child can learn to shield themselves from being taken advantage of but a child that grows up having that bullying behavior supported will grow into a monster.
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So what this question is implying is that if my kid is kind they’ll be stupid or if my kid is smart they’ll be an asshole. And I have to pick one or the other. And if I pick kind I’m more inclined to test as a feeler and if I pick smart I’ll be a thinker.
This is why 16 personalities is the worst test, which is where this question came from. And why most people think mbti is a joke.
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Thank you for your contribution.
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Smart, although a trade off between the two traits can potentially yield disturbing extremes. Smart + totally unkind can yield an intelligent sociopath; a kind + totally not smart person will likely fall for a lot of scams, etc. Then, you'd have smart + neutral in kindness, and kind + average intelligence... hmm. Maybe kind but of average intelligence isn't so bad, but being smart and just not an asshole isn't really bad, either.
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Smart.
If you're smart but not kind, you can fake kindness to get what you want,
Can't hide stupid though
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If you’re smart enough you’ll be kind. Smart and rude people aren’t truly smart.
I think you are right in some ways, a smart person values justice. justice and equality lead to be understanding but I believe there are people who use black smart to achieve their goals.
I think you are right in some ways, a smart person values justice. justice and equality lead to be understanding but I believe there are people who use black smart to achieve their goals.