Mike posted: " Have you ever heard the expression, "It's lonely at the
top"? Nowhere is that truer than it is for those who are smart. If you're
nodding your head right now, then you know what I'm talking about. People
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Are You Lonely? Why Smart People Are More Lonely Than Other People
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Have you ever heard the expression, "It's lonely at the top"?
Nowhere is that truer than it is for those who are smart. If you're nodding
your head right now, then you know what I'm talking about.
People prefer to be with their own kind. That's just human nature. And in
order to form friendships, work relationships, or romantic relationships,
it's important to share the same interests and values as others. For smart
people, that's hard. Because most smart people care nothing at all about
the interests and values of the vast majority of people.
On sheer numbers alone, it becomes clear that smart people have a much
smaller pool of like-minded people from which to form friendships and
relationships. When the man who calls himself Barack Obama has been in the
White House for the last six years, and the two most likely candidates to
replace him are Hilary Clinton and Jeb Bush, is there any doubt that
upwards of eighty percent of the American population is lacking in brain
cells?
For dumb people (the average American), this is great news. They have
literally hundreds of millions of people who share their same interests and
values. For the rare smart person, life remains lonely. Very lonely.
Personally, I don't see the situation getting any better, for no other
reason than society makes it so damn easy to be dumb.
Got a problem with your body? No worries. We have "experts" who know what
to do. They study "medicine", not health, but who's sweating the details?
It's your body, but they know it better than you do, so shut up and quit
complaining.
Don't understand politics? No problem. We'll tell you who to vote for. You
don't have to study the issues, just listen to our sound bites. In fact,
why don't you join our political party? All it takes is a big mouth, a
closed mind, and a sense of entitlement, and who among us doesn't possess a
little of the "gimme mine" mentality? Say hello to your free phone, free
food stamps, and free welfare. Yippee!
Upset over the latest riot, assassination, fake terror act, real terror
act, possible terror act, etc.? Calm your pretty head. We'll tell you what
to think and what to feel (while we sneak this latest piece of legislation
under your nose).
Confused about style? We'll tell you what to wear, how to talk, and what
kind of car to drive.
Bored and don't know what to do with your time? Well, put that book down
and step right up. We've got sports, soap operas, music (so-called), and
reality TV available 24/7. We'll tell you who to admire and who to lust
over. Watch us and dream about being one of the "pretty people."
Having marital problems? We have instant divorce.
Feeling horny, but too selfish to have a child? We have instant abortion.
Don't feel like working? We have instant welfare.
Hungry? Eat our Frankenfood.
Sick? Take our drugs.
And on, and on, and on. When a good 90% of the population sleepwalks
through life, what's a smart person to do?
Even those who appear to be smart, or who society labels as smart, are dumb
in areas outside of their profession. I've met a lot of rich and successful
people who do extremely well at their jobs, but don't know squat when it
comes to health, history, politics, morality or life. Conversely, I've also
met geniuses who toil at menial jobs because they couldn't take the
hypocrisy and callousness of American society. Even more importantly,
society couldn't take them. (When a smart person rears their head in
academia, art, politics, or any area of influence, defenses go up. The
newcomer immediately shines a light of truth on the stupidity and lies of
all those involved.)
Again I ask, what's a smart person to do? If a smart person is lucky,
they'll make a few acquaintances here and there, but the odds of
establishing any kind of friendship or a romantic relationship are slim to
none.
Have you seen the movie JFK? One of the subplots dealt with Kevin Costner's
marital problems. As he became more aware of the truth that happened in
Dallas, his wife, who preferred to remain blissful and ignorant, became
further and further estranged. She couldn't handle the truth. (Most people
don't know that JFK was based on a real person, New Orleans district
attorney James Garrison, and that while Oliver Stone took liberties with
his story - combining characters, etc. - the premise of the movie was
correct.)
This subplot in the movie JFK is right on target. Those who learn the
truth, those who are truly intelligent and smart, are ostracized by almost
everyone around them. Reminds me of an old Turkish proverb: He who tells
the truth gets chased out of nine villages.
What's a smart person to do? I don't have an immediate, sound-bite type of
answer to give you. I do know that I'd rather be smart and alone, than dumb
and surrounded by lots of dumb friends. Ignorance is not the answer.
I also know that what I'm describing takes place in every nation on earth.
If you're a lonely smart person who's reading this from outside of America,
I feel your pain.
If you're smart and lonely, take heart. It's not your fault.
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