If we for instance take, as an example, someone thoroughly explaining something which is clear to 99,9999% of the earths adult population don’t you think the remaining .0001% could come up with some? I get that this community is a place to allow people to ask questions they can’t or won’t ask elsewhere but I certainly feel stupid sometimes when I ask questions while attending courses etc.
So bottom line, how do you ask questions when you feel stupid?
I have long believed that the only stupid question is the one that hasn’t been asked.
I feel it’s better to ask the question (and feel stupid for a few minutes) than to remain stupid for the rest of my life. :)
I’d agree but add that a question can be stupid if it’s asked in an intentionally obtuse or malicious way
That’s not stupidity though, that’s malice, which is a whole different tub of bananas.
Fair enough, also +1 for ‘whole different tub of bananas’ Ahahaha
Exactly. There may be a piece of knowledge that a person should already have, but not asking the question just means continuing to be ignorant.
I’ve always liked the saying ‘there’s no such thing as stupid questions, only people too stupid to ask and fix their own ignorance’
Yeah this is true! In my case it became more of a “I’ll Google that for a long time and just not learn it right now” I don’t know the fear of looking stupid was just too much I guess.
I do agree, and I see the benefits of asking the question. During my education however I would much rather Google things for hours instead of asking professors, which I don’t feel is the smart thing to do as the professor could probably have answered it in mere minutes. I did not take the smart route on that one though…
But your route taught you to research!
such a wholesome answer