The Universal Appeal of El Diablo

[w_alloy]

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I'm continually amazed by the incredibly sharp people around here, that can't be true about other message boards, can it?

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While I believe 2+2 is, on average, substantially smarter than average, it is true that all message boards have a tendancy to make their members seem smarter/funnier than they really are.

This is mostly due to the nature of message boards. They allow people to self select, only posting when they feel they have something to contribute, unlike conversation where people just keep talking. The fact that you can take however long you want to write responses helps too. This isnt to say some people dont suck at self selecting (maybe like this super obvious post?) and dont write stream of counciousness messes, but it certainly helps a lot.