I find that most people have around the same amount of smarts to spread around. Some people hyper focus it in a specific area, others spread it around. There are obviously outliers, but when I find someone who seems to be notably dense about a topic, I usually ask myself “where are they focusing their attention?”
People who are smart in one way are usually not smart in every way.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
howrar@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
For a lot of people, the answer is unfortunately survival.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I’ve seen students at one of the world’s most prestigious universities stop in the middle of crossing the busy road to tie their shoelaces.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Min maxxing
BillyClark@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I take all of my points from wisdom, and place them into intelligence!
Now, to challenge myself to build the world’s most polluting machine.