Do you remember, before the internet, that it was thought that the cause of collective stupidity was the lack of access to information?
Well....It was'nt that
LOL I love the whole post, but the words above resonated with me so much and made me laugh so hard.
Have you noticed that people who are really intelligent with code and math are among the most most ignorant and bereft of common sense on the planet?
Or is that just my own personal bias ?
I notice that one of most deficient in that regard is themarkmark
Hmm. If we used the words 'socially' in front of 'ignorant', I would have to agree. It appears to me to be so with the common sense aspect as well. My father produced this aura of lacking common sense, and he was a super genius. I think this phenomena has a lot to do with what many super intelligent individuals choose to do with their time, since their abilities of their minds open them up to a different world than the average one. I am pretty sure that not all super intelligent folks choose to code, but I am positive that only the super intelligent should make the choice to go that route.. What seems 'fun' to one IQ range, will not seem fun to another. 'Socialization' is very 'fun' and 'necessary' to the masses...and why is that? I think it is because the masses fall into the extreme majority of 'average IQ' range. Everything that those masses do, seems 'normal', to them. Anything 'abnormal' to them, is 'weird' or 'awkward' as a result. The Cognitive Bias of the masses therefore overrules the minor blips from the super minority on either side of the spectrum. Therefore anything coming from the extreme low, or extreme high of the IQ bell curve, is considered 'ridiculous' to the masses in the middle, who all pat each other on the backs for repeating what their 'authority figure' taught them.
But yeah, I know what you mean about the awkwardness... Imagine what those super geek coders think of the general public.
I try to view both sides from the outside..not sure if I am doing it right :D
I see that as not being just true and accurate, but it is also very helpful for me personally. I have a problem with language, its being resolved slowly.
I would be very interested to learn how that manifested if you are of a mind to share it. I think I may project the same.
My own father was a high IQ person with a very broad and in-depth knowledge and understanding of how the world works. He was completely mad on the inside and in his personal life, but projected a 'firmly in control' image to the outside world, was very respected and had an interesting and subtle way of projecting authority.
You got me thinking I guess, thank you! Reporting in on what you made me think about, which I am only starting to realize lately....
While riding bikes with my son earlier, It started to hit my how much like my father my son is. Same kind of aura of lacking common sense while being able to compute things that others couldn't hope to grasp. However, I noticed it early in his life, I just didn't equate it to his grandfather for some reason. This is most likely due to the fact that my father left this world before my son was born, and thus my son has had no influence by his grandfather, other than what may come through me somehow, even though I am the polar opposite of both of them in the 'common sense' regard.
It got me thinking, that something is skipping a generation....Something, that I can study and foster, if I were to become privy, aware of it somehow. Teach it and guide it, to be able to compute, 'common sense'.....
Anyways, good talk thanks.
Yes that is interesting.
My mother has always made comments about how much I am like her father in looks and temperament. It does get one to wondering especially as I have another family member who shares the same temperament and looks of her great grandmother who by all accounts was an unreasonable and very violent woman.
Genetics and instinct can seem practically unfathomable.
My father was an incredible mathematician, but seemingly had issue with very simple 'common sense'. For example, he would watch TV with a remote control, but would keep the remote control on top of the TV. If he needed to change channel, he would get up and walk over to the TV, pick up the remote, use it, and put it back on the TV and go sit down. Other simple things, that most of us can figure out quite easily, seemed to escape him. But he could teach advanced calculus like a master. He was also a communications expert in the military speaking multiple languages, and he would have no accent when speaking a non-native language.
Sounds like your father matches my personality, and you more match my father's.
Social engineering attack vector.