Re: Jumping in
jason varsoke (jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com)
Mon, 01 Nov 1999 09:13:49 -0500 (EST)
On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, rev. bob pigeon wrote:
> this response is not *directed* at the original poster:
>
> >She
> >always argued that you could reach an intelligence level that would make
> >you so smart that other people would become intollerable. You'd have a
> >hard time communicating with them, and so on.
>
> that would be intelligence coupled with arrogance. just because somebody
> doesn't like to read salinger or doesn't understand things on a level you
> think you do doesn't mean they are stupid (or, to be safe, "less
> intelligent") or that you're a poor soul to have to be around them and not
> at a mensa meeting.
no, I don't think she was talking about arrogance. Instead, consider
talking to someone who speaks at one quarter your speed. You'd have to
wait a long time for them to get a sentence, and therefore a thought out.
It would be like sucking ideas through a garden hose. I'll give you a
hint, it would be really frustrating for you. Now, imagine everyone does
this; everyone speaks very slow (say you are in Georgia [duck]). Well, I
think that's what she thought it would be like to be hyper-intelligent.
-j