Chapter 178 Fools

"Qualitative analysis has always been big and empty, extremely boring,"

"But since you asked, specifically regarding your question... if someone asks a stupid question, then your response can only be two-fold, to answer or not to answer."

"Answering also has two types, answering seriously and giving a perfunctory response."

"If you're serious, you've lost... the person who stoops to the level of a stupid question is likely a fool himself."

"If it's perfunctory, people might think you can't even answer a stupid question properly, naturally, you're even worse than a fool."

"Similarly, not answering also has two types. Either you don't know the answer, or you choose to stay silent because you don't want to bother. The former, as mentioned, is a great fool for not being able to answer even a stupid question; the latter is slightly smarter, but only slightly. After all, how smart can a person be if they choose to sit and chat with a fool?"