Comment on As an engineer, I'd rather be called stupid than stay silentComments−svilen_dobrev1ystupid questions are the most important ones - they mean something very deep is missing / misty / doubtful / wrong. Smart ones are usually on the surface.. "assuming" the depth is okay.https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/121/11/1771/3003...−rightbyte1ySure but there are also stupid questions that waste the groups time. They are common in university lectures.Some people, like maybe 2%, seem to have a urge that when the lecturer asks for questions, someone has to ask one to not make the lecturer sad.−gsf_emergency_21yAs someone who has been censured for recommending the word "imbecility" to describe a healthful state of mind that we should all embrace:I think a HN-friendly way to reword such advice is: Don't shy away from poking at your own confusion, because sometimes you get to poke others as a bonus
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stupid questions are the most important ones - they mean something very deep is missing / misty / doubtful / wrong. Smart ones are usually on the surface.. "assuming" the depth is okay.
https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/121/11/1771/3003...
Sure but there are also stupid questions that waste the groups time. They are common in university lectures.
Some people, like maybe 2%, seem to have a urge that when the lecturer asks for questions, someone has to ask one to not make the lecturer sad.
As someone who has been censured for recommending the word "imbecility" to describe a healthful state of mind that we should all embrace:
I think a HN-friendly way to reword such advice is: