There is one more possibility that Mr. Saletan didn’t address, but which I think is the hypothesis that most closely fits the observed data — namely that humans are so stupid it’s a miracle many of us remember to put our trousers on in the morning.
Like lecturers droning on and on in front of classrooms full of dozing students, many academics pay no attention to their audience: They write, but they don't communicate. […]
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There is one more possibility that Mr. Saletan didn’t address, but which I think is the hypothesis that most closely fits the observed data — namely that humans are so stupid it’s a miracle many of us remember to put our trousers on in the morning.
What, too harsh?