Whats an example of concepts they fail to grasp?
They can't imagine the future so they don't plan ahead.
When they build something, they can copy only the visual, they can't grasp the how or why. For example, I saw a video of some dude who built an airplane. It looked like an airplane but was built using very heavy steel and its weight was too much. Its wings looked like wings and missed any aerodynamic properties.
Empathy: They are inconsiderate because they don't understand how their behavior affects other people: they don't care. They have this attitude of I don't care. They can not care.
Their native language lacks any sort of preciseness. For example, they can't describe how high something is or where an object lies relative to another. They have learned western languages, but listen how they use it. They don't ever talk in terms of concepts which require precision.
They only have jobs where they can be trained with steps. You never see them in jobs that require critical thought. Note that teaching is not a critical thinking job anymore, they follow strict rules.
Because of a lack of abstract thinking, everything they own falls into disrepair because they cannot imagine what will fail in the future. These people are trapped in the here and now and depend greatly on others who can see ahead.
Now I understand why Africa has been so stagnant for thousands of years, the population is unable to create anything they haven't seen. They can't imagine.
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That’s a good post, thanks.
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