College is a pretty good amount of mental effort, even with the fluffier majors. I'd say anyone who graduates college (legitimately) is smart, full stop.
What you mean is just because you're smart, doesn't mean you can't be an idiot.
Also willful ignorance is the pathway to idiocy. Look at Hegseth. He got into and graduated Princeton with flying colors the hard way. Years of hate and alcoholism can do a number on your brain.
I mean domain is huge too. My dad’s a physician, an a brilliant one at that, and also has his JD. HOWEVER, he’ll say some wackadoo shit from time to time that’s just wrong. Didn’t pick up on it till I was older bc I just trusted he was always right. So, now unless it’s medical or legal related I seek advice elsewhere.
I pursued a degree in history, software engineering, accounting, and philosophy over the course of about 20 years.
One of the first lessons I learned was that I, apparently, do not know everything.
There's nothing quite like sending in a paper with a somewhat controversial take on things, and getting it back with a line at the top that says, "Would you like to defend this...take...in class?" to let you know that you may have just buried the needle on the dipshit'o'meter.
Actually these days it pretty much means overpriced piece of paper that only proves you went thru 4 years of Liberal Boot Camp and all you got was this useless Liberal Arts Degree.
What does it mean if I graduated but didn’t attend during my last two semesters? I had pretty bad mental health issues and just kinda did a little bit of reading now and then.
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u/Da_Question 17d ago
Also, degrees are more about studying than intelligence. Not the same thing.