> Julia Thompson wrote:
> >One major point is that smart != good.
> 


Jim Sharkey wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 

People with significantly low intelligence also
have similar problems.  I would argue that bare
intelligence is a factor which is orthoganal to
general happiness or social standing.  That would
be much more heavily governed by something along
the lines of "EQ", or your innate ability to manage
your emotions and those of others around you.

-- Matt
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