Julia Thompson wrote: >One major point is that smart != good. This is true. I know plenty of smart people that don't seem like they *think* before speaking or acting. This quote from the article, however, is bull: "We live in an age when pure intelligence is valued and honored beyond all bounds of reason."
I'm not sure exactly what planet the author is living on, but it isn't this one. Smart people are reviled and despised by the portion of the population that isn't as smart. Being smart is an aberration; it sets you apart, and given human beings' innate xenophobia, it's still considered a Bad Thing (tm) by most people. At least that's been my observation for a long time. All I know is, when you're growing up, being smart is the biggest sin of all. Maybe there's a chicken/egg thing, where smart people start off with a certain amount of strikes against them in social settings, which only winds up feeding on itself. As a result, they withdraw further from the norm, which sets them further apart, and so on. *shrugs* Whatever the reason, that assertion is still bull. jim _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
