Its been 'chic' to play dumb for so long that "intelligence" is somehow been scorned by much of  society.
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 I believe 'intelligence' is a gift from the highest source of intelligence there is  in the universe, God.    
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 "Playing dumb" should be avoided as any habit can become addicting and difficult to break.   I'm  not inferring that you are playing dumb, but when one 'pretends' to not understand something, others will logically assume that you  don't.     There should be no shame in trying to improve our speech, writing and knowledge in every aspect of life.

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