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These are just words. Let me rephrase the question. How do you determine who is smarter between two people?

2R55Max, ariputra:
The art of a good orator is to convey an idea to the listener using a minimum of text and fluff. Your lengthy texts are really not enjoyable to read. You often get a reaction like:

You're right, I'm not much of an orator, and the way I present things leaves much to be desired, but I write about what interests me, and I'm not trying to prove anything or convince anyone. I'm not forcing anyone to read if they're not interested.

If something interests me, I will read it regardless of whether there is a lot of text or not.

But the smarter one is the one who doesn't think they are smarter, that is, the one who is more humble and modest.

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The funniest thing is that everyone will stick to their own opinions :) No one ever proves anything to the other person in such arguments, especially with the way they present their thoughts: "You don't understand anything (idiot, go away, stupid - choose as needed:D), I'll explain it to you now." All these long posts are just wasted effort, but it's fun for outside observers :)

If at least one person is interested, then it's not in vain.

That was my only insult, and even then because I was frustrated and couldn't hold back.

You're right, in such an argument, everyone will stick to their own opinions because it's not really an argument in the true sense of the word. In the past, the person who lost the argument had to admit it and accept the point of view of the person they lost to. But now, even if "I" lose, even if "I" know inside that "I" am wrong, "I" will never admit it because of pride. But in this case, there is no goal to prove anything; I simply want to share what interests me, and I'm not forcing it on anyone. If you disagree, that's fine.