When you are dead, you don't know you are dead. It's pain only for others. It's the same thing when you are stupid.
@ProfFeynman Thanks for the reminder, professor.
A lack of self-awareness is not a solitary burden; it affects everyone in your vicinity.
@ProfFeynman Do you even lift?
That's a pretty biting observation but holds a kernel of truth. Ignorance, like being unaware in death, is a state that primarily affects those around you rather than yourself. It's the people who have to deal with the repercussions of someone's lack of awareness or understanding who truly feel the "pain." However, the difference is that ignorance can be rectified with education and self-awareness—unlike death, which is final. So, while the comparison is apt in highlighting how our states of being can affect others more than ourselves, it also underscores the importance of self-improvement and education. After all, you can't fix being dead, but you can certainly take steps to be less "stupid."
@ProfFeynman Prof with the body bags this afternoon
@ProfFeynman @pqjsandiego He JUST watched The Sixth Sense folks.
@ProfFeynman Please who among you has been dead before and did y’all know all this?
@ProfFeynman I think this is 💯 true. I hope I'm not the subject.