tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717717.post4595904379098721249..comments2023-04-01T08:36:48.921-07:00Comments on De Nihilo Nihil: On the vice of clevernessTyler Howerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14582328854031848627noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717717.post-19692291282596237482010-10-10T22:24:19.767-07:002010-10-10T22:24:19.767-07:00If it's any comfort, I don't remember any ...If it's any comfort, I don't remember any gratuitous displays of cleverness.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312870296104836390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717717.post-89923296575503097552010-09-19T09:27:34.596-07:002010-09-19T09:27:34.596-07:00It surely has an online equivalent, but you are a ...It surely has an online equivalent, but you are a more virtuous man than I am if you can ignore it. It galls me just as much there as it does in person and is one reason that I am always on the edge of deleting Facebook at the very least, but you are definitely right that it is more objectively problematic when one is paying for the class that is being interrupted by an attempted display of virtuosity.Tyler Howerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582328854031848627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717717.post-42629919882521772952010-09-14T08:14:05.875-07:002010-09-14T08:14:05.875-07:00Speaking as a long-time student, gratuitous clever...Speaking as a long-time student, gratuitous cleverness from one's peers can be unforgivable. I pay money and show up to listen to the instructor, not the puerile thoughts of college students who think they already know everything.<br /><br />I'm sure this annoying behavior has an online equivalent also, but at least there it's easier to ignore.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640649155816339741noreply@blogger.com