by EscapePlan9 » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:14 pm
I give the majority of people way too much credit.
In poker, I assume most players have some logically backed thought process behind their actions and understanding of my actions. I'm continuously shown to be wrong. This is one of my biggest troubles with playing deep-stacked. With SNGs the decisions are fairly simple and the math behind the different situations along with simply betting strong hands and folding marginal hands guides your play for nearly the entire SNG and you profit from it. NL cash has less situational play since blinds don't increase, players don't decrease, and there is no "in the money" or "prize pool".
In life, I expect others to have good critical thinking skills. I expect them to understand what makes an argument logical and what doesn't. I expect them to understand approaches to maintaining objectivity when researching. I expect them to understand the importance of objectivity through usage of reasoning skills. I'm continuously shown to be wrong. Even otherwise seemingly intelligent people often lack sharp critical thinking skills and the ability to form clear arguments and rebuttals. Many times they don't even realize their point doesn't make sense, or they ended up supporting the other side with their point!
Far too many people allow their emotions to cloud their judgment. And they don't realize it's a problem for understanding the world and the people in it.
I feel very distant from everyone. I am in absolute shock about some of the beliefs people earnestly hold, their understanding of moral actions, their shallowness in almost every respect of life, the causes people support AND don't support, and I could go on and on. I do not feel connected with the majority of the people in this world.
I am an outsider looking in.