At 43, one of my realizations is that reading BOOKS/pursuit of LEARNING can be DANGEROUS because it often leads to a very LONELY life. Being ALONE because you go against the grain or what is popular. The tradeoff? Sweet, sweet, authentic LIBERATION of the "psyche" (mind + self).
The greatest tragedy is that intelligence is not strongly correlated with happiness - less intelligent people could have very happy lives if they weren’t constantly being told that they were being robbed and exploited. The real exploitation of the theft of joy.
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As you know. Intelligence is HIGHLY correlated with happiness at a population level. Many people do exploit less intelligent people. That is why I support things like Sen. Warren s consumer financial protection bureau.
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Governments exploit most
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....I would think the more intelligent one is the less “happy” they would be as they’d always be frustrated with the sheer stupidity of the masses. Either that, or learn to compartmentalize everything to keep that frustration separate from other aspects of life.
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That's what full moons are for - said Wolfman to Count Dracula
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So glad to see a Stefan tweet. A moment of Stefan is a joy forever!
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R Tolkien.
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That's why people drink.
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When everything reported on MSM is tragedy, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing the world is against you.
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In truth, I've been to several Special Olympics events. Compared to the hundreds/thousands of sports I've played or just watched: *they have fun*. Parallel: last chapter of coupland, _generation X_. The final scene.
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The burden is real. It would (might) be wonderful to live in a mind that could ignore surroundings and revel in shiny toys and gossip.
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As a fellow intelligencier I agree. It seems men such as we are cursed to a life of unhappy loneliness. -Albert Fairfax II
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