Friday, September 21, 2012

Why do most intelligent people have some sort of "defect"?

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Some intellectuals have issues such as Asperger's Syndrome. This makes them rather focused or anti-social, but they are very skilled at specific things. I don't know about Kaku, specifically. It depends on what you mean by "mental issue." Keep in mind this. Mental issues are defined around being "not normal." Obviously, intellectual people are different. It might turn out that if everyone was as smart as Einstein, they would diagnosis me and you with a mental issue.

Most intellectuals can't connect with others because they are much more intelligent. Talking to a five year old is cute for 10 minutes. Imagine if everyone else was 5? You wouldn't really want to associate with them either. Geniuses become isolated at a young age because they have little interest in talking with others or people find them too smart to hang around with. This changes confidence.

Expressing things into words is also difficult because they are often presenting unique ideas. Some people are good at this. You read a famous intellectual and understand them clearly. Others require you to read summaries by others to understand. Some people just write down their own thought process. Others try to make you understand.

Today, intellectuals try to explain their views in ways other people can understand. So not only do they have to figure out how to explain complicated and original ideas to begin with, they have to figure out how to explain them to the general population.

Again, consider us the five year olds. Explain to us how gravity works. Well, first I have to go read more on gravity to get a good understanding. Next, I have to figure out how in the world I can do justice to the concept without making the five year old confused.

Being intellect really sucks sometimes, and I'm not even half as smart as someone like Einstein. I feel bad for those guys sometimes. That goodness they end up meeting like-minds. Ever read about these guys? Famous intellectuals always know each other. They are have social needs like all of us, and they need to find others who satisfy those needs. It's really fun to see how connected people are. I'm very tired and should sleep. Good luck finding a good answer.

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