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>>jger15+(OP)
This is different than the question "Are you presuming most people are more stupid than you?"

It makes my skin crawl to say this*, but the answer for most people on HN is probably "yes, they are."

* both because people in tech are prone to Paul Graham style 'nerd martyr' arrogance, and because I often read views that disappoint me here and I do not like to admit that an intelligent person can hold them

>>thomas+uc
>"Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it." -Descartes

>>nickff+Xc
The phrase "common sense" actually is a pet peeve of mine.

In politics, it's a red flag because it is often used to defend bad policies that only appear good when one doesn't have the fortitude to understand the better policy.