hmm - they are being stupid when you are about - or they appear (state verb) stupid to you - or they are appearing stupid tonight at 20:00 at the pietura by your house.

so intelligent people know they are intelligent because they really wish they weren't?

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(oh, the visions that are appearing in my mind now! "they are appearing stupid tonight at 20:00 at the pietura by your house" :) )

i don't think it works about positive traits this way.

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can't you wish you weren't .... I dunno...good, sometimes?
I mean, you know if you were, err...'worse', you could do something that would bring some pleasure.

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good point.

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Attiecībā uz gudrību tas strādā (ie arī ne pārāk gudri cilvēki var apjēgt, ka viņiem būtu vienkāršāk dzīvot, ja viņi būtu drusku stulbāki). Tāpat kā, piemēram, attiecībā uz tikumību vai godīgumu vai citām labām, bet neērtām īpašībām.

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