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   myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 20:53:59 JST myrmepropagandist

   My very hottest take of all is that, yes, Dorthy there *are* such things as "stupid questions."

   (Although they are very very rare and almost never the kind of question people feel compelled to preface with "this might be a stupid question ... but ...")

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:14:46 JST myrmepropagandist

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     I guess I'm a little negative on the whole "there are no stupid questions" ethos since asking the right question is a undervalued skill.

     A really remarkable question can do more than the most excellent of answers. Questions are important and it's worth thinking about if the ones you are asking are good or not.

     I do support the effort to get people over the hump of simply admitting they have questions, that they do not know everything. But, let us go further.

     Consider Paul Erdős!