"Thinking" about it. (Not too smart in the first place.) It is contemplated that an intelligent person will not assert they are smart! A wise person (intelligent) realizes that there is only one of two sides to that claim that will be demonstrated. That side is not the smart side. For that reason, the usual comment has been "At the risk of appearing/being stupid". The phrase "At the risk of appearing smart." has not entered into my ears that I can remember.
A question develops whether someone is complimenting/helping or cursing/impeding another person if they comment that the person is smart?
Your decision. Make the smart one.
Added to Gab. February 7, 2024.
Added to Gettr. February 7, 2024.
Added to Locals. February 7, 2024.
Added to Truth Social. February 7, 2024.
Added to X. February 7, 2024.
Hibiscus. First orange bloom 2026. No explanation why it hibernated 9 months through the warm seasons. Enjoy the beauty.
SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [Sept 2026]
Gab: Sept 9, 2026.
GETTR: Sept 9, 2026.
Locals: Sept 9, 2026.
Truth Social: Sept 9, 2026.
X: Sept 9, 2026.
Goal: Increase knowledge of economic reality preserving life through tariffs war. My hypothesis explained here in an example is the loss of life of passengers on the Titanic. The loss would have been substantially fewer if there had been a tariff of 100% and more on the price of tickets. Recommendation: Adopt the policy to save lives with tariffs by charging only enough tariffs to save 100% of lives. Expect this methodology to work almost perfectly achieving the intent for applying the tariff.
Warning label: Side-effects are certain to result in the diminishment (diminution) of quality or entirety of life. *
Supposition: The side-effect may over time result in a similar amount of life diminution as the actual event that occurred with the iceberg. AN OPINION
FOOTNOTE: This comment can be analyzed in the intellectual arena of unwanted but not unknown and expected consequences.
SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [Sept 2026]
Gab: Sept 8, 2026.
GETTR: Sept 8, 2026.
Locals: Sept 8, 2026.
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The clue woven into the yarn, "history repeats itself" is that the "story" has been told before. Sometimes ingenuity (responsibility) can reveal what the repetition point will be (begin/end) since it is known that the current story is metaphorically, figuratively or elsewise plagiarized from history. The curtain dropping end is the only part of the performance that will happen only once.
Unpredictables shall be called "miracles". They are not foreseeable (predictable), so their effect has a case-by-case impact on the performance of reality.
No such word I predict this moment but not always.
OPINION. Historically consistent. That qualifies me for classification as opinionated.)
SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [Sept 2026]
Gab: Sept 7, 2026.
GETTR: Sept 7, 2026.
Locals: Sept 7, 2026.
Truth Social: Sept 7, 2026.
X: Sept 7, 2026.
