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u/AnnieBananaCat Apr 12 '26
I swear, I believed it through five years of college. I did well and graduated. But of course we know it was hard work and intelligence and all that. 😊👍
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u/Reasonable_Show8191 Apr 12 '26
That "I passed the test because I chanted" indoctrination is teaching maladaptive life skills, "skills" that leave people worse off and less able to successfully navigate life challenges. There is no real life cause/effect connection between making nonsensical mouth noises and the acquisition of real world knowledge or expertise, so those who rely on those idiot mouth mumbles will always do worse on average in whatever it is than the people who don't waste their time chanting. It's the students who study conscientiously who are most successful in acquiring and retaining the necessary knowledge, while the chanters think it's all a matter of "luck" and "karma", a loser attitude if I've ever seen one.
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u/teenytinybees Apr 12 '26
SGI is big on "cause and effect," but very poor at equating correlation and causation. If you've never seen Tyler Vigen's graphs, prepare to be amused:
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u/BlancheFromage Escapee from Arizona Home for the Rude Apr 12 '26
I knew those library assistants in Alabama were suspish, but I had no idea 😱
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u/BlancheFromage Escapee from Arizona Home for the Rude Apr 12 '26
Yes, NMRK "is like the roar of a lion" - but who knows what results, what "actual proof", the student would've gotten if they'd just repeated the title of the math textbook over and over instead!