> Over time, I’ve noticed that my friends, split between the ‘quick-witted people’, and the ‘non quick-witted people’ seem to have similar levels of achievement. This is really a comment about distributions. If you select a skill, like math or career or whatever, and look at distribution quick-witted people vs the slow-witted people, then it appears that those distributions actually overlap.
Likely your name attracts downvotes, most HN comments doesn't get any votes at all but likely you attract an extra downvote here and there due to your name.
The sort of people who would downvote me for being some furry really ought to ask themselves, "Why do I reflexively dislike a community that is mostly queer?"
Of course, I suspect most of them already know the answer.
Are you familiar with System 1 and System 2?
https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/philosophy/system...