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For a *deep dive*, tP&tP went looking for stupid people and found them everywhere, even in the bathroom mirror (see picture). And it suddenly occurred to us that we couldn’t just ask any random stupid person to provide a stupid response to Google's Gemini NotebookLM's “Understand Anything” *W.A.G.N.E.R.*-esque marketing claim. We had to locate a very special sort of stupid person who possessed a rare combination of the following three traits:
- Actually raised an eyebrow or two after seeing the “Understand Anything” slogan on the NotebookLM splash page.
- Widely recognized as stupid by the larger community, with a solid reputation among stupid thought leaders.
- Self-identifies as stupid. This is the real toughy, since most people won’t admit this to themselves, and if they do, they usually repress it to improve their self-esteem. This is especially true among those who self-identify as smart and idolize smart people — two clear signs of their own stupidity, repressed or otherwise.
We figured the best bet to finding our needle in the haystack was to reach out to SELLA, the highly regarded low-IQ society.
We knew the stupid gods were on our side when the first guy we interviewed said “Yes!” immediately when asked if he was stupid — and with the kind of stentorian vigor soft talkers only dream about.
Not only was he SELLA-certified stupid, he checked the other two boxes on our list, so we jumped right in, hoping he’d remain focused enough to complete our single-question interview. Spoiler alert: He was!
Let the transcript show that his answer was … another question: clear, direct, and … rhetorical maybe?
tP&tP: What do you make of Gemini NotebookLM’s “Understand Anything” marketing promise — do you believe it?
Stupid Person: “Anything? But what if I want to understand everything?”
If tP&tP readers think there might be something to this answer, feel free to leave a comment below, then be sure to like and restack this post, as our subscriber count is still under 10 right now. Ugh.
*deep dive - we may just ask Gemini NotebookLM to transmogrify this post into a slick podcast interview.
** “W.A.G.N.E.R. stands for Wild Ass Guess Not Easily Refuted. Particularly useful as a footnoting reference dodge when you make stuff up in reports for clueless clients.” from page 17 of Bingo Lingo Ringo Star: the Business Bro’s Guide to Talking the Walk.