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What's the biggest sign that someone is truly wise?

233 sats \ 34 comments \ @Coinsreporter 10h AskSN

Personally I think this isn’t about boasting high IQ scores or flaunting academic achievements, but about real-life wisdom. Being wise isn’t just about knowing things, it’s about understanding people, situations and even ourselves. It’s about making the right decisions, even in the face of uncertainty.

But how do you tell someone is truly wise? Is there something that can indicate true wisdom?

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24 sats \ 17 replies \ @beejay 8h

They're humble enough to admit they might be wrong, or not as smart
They're not afraid to be themselves and don't really care what others might think of them
They're civil to everyone, even those they disagree with, or might be below (or above) their station

18 sats \ 16 replies \ @Undisciplined 7h

I like these answers, but I think you could have all of these without actually having much wisdom about anything.

So, I'd add that a wise person is going to be able to offer uncommon input that I need to think about.

37 sats \ 13 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 7h

a wise person is going to be able to offer uncommon input that I need to think about.

Only a wise man thinks about the uncommon inputs from another wise man. Stupid people don't take inputs.

17 sats \ 12 replies \ @Undisciplined 7h

Fair enough. I suppose a stupid person will struggle to identify a wise person.

22 sats \ 11 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 7h

Absolutely. Could you please help us identify some of the wisest people of our time?

135 sats \ 10 replies \ @Undisciplined 7h

Not to blow smoke up their butts, but @k00b and @elvismercury are amongst the wisest people I regularly encounter. In general, though, one of my favorite things about SN is that I get to interact with a bizarrely wise group of people.

Two public intellectuals (for lack of a better term) whose wisdom I've benefited from are Lew Rockwell and Jordan Peterson. I no longer follow either of them closely, but they provided some formative input to me that I often reflect on.

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