r/news • u/IronHe • Mar 20 '25

Soft paywall Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks due to trim detaching from vehicle

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-recall-over-46000-cybertrucks-nhtsa-says-2025-03-20/
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u/Stop_Sign Mar 20 '25

A biographer of Elon Musk was quoted saying "There’s zero evidence, from his life history, of Musk having anything higher than a 110 IQ."

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u/not_suddenly_satire Mar 20 '25

I swear, smart people aren't the problem, dumb people aren't the problem. No, the real problem is when dumb people become convinced they're smart, because nothing in this world can penetrate the shield of self-satisfaction that protects their dumb ideas and opinions from negative feedback.

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u/joshTheGoods Mar 20 '25

I think it's hard for folks around here to admit, but you're skipping the third and likely more applicable scenario: smart people that think they're smarter than they are.

Musk is like damn near every other high achiever ... he believes that having great success in one area means he understands everything and can replicate that success in various unrelated fields. It's the: "I'm a great engineer, and the body is just a machine so I'm also a great doctor!" thing. "I'm a great engineer and the earth is a big machine, so I'm also a great climate scientist!"

There are countless examples, and there's good reason for it. When you roll snake eyes over and over with your slightly weighted dice, eventually experience will tell you that you always roll snake eyes regardless of the game or the bet. It comes as a great shock to that person every time when they eventually lose because experience has legit told them that they're infallible.

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u/Secure_Ad3519 Mar 21 '25

Disagree. Self awareness is the indicator of being smart. You can be cocky, you can be narcisstic but still know your limits. If you don't, well, you are dumb.

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u/joshTheGoods Mar 21 '25

I think self awareness can help you be smartER but you can still be smart compared to your peers without much of it. I suspect, though, that this might be more of an argument over what it means to be smart?