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For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications (2015)

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Re: For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications (2015)

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Post by anonymfus »

lutusp wrote: post #2

Quote: "Reed’s entanglements serve as an apt metaphor for the school life of severely gifted children." Ah, "severely gifted" -- what a meme. What a commentary on the times in which we live. I can imagine psychologists surveying this new frontier with barely concealed joy, in particular now that the DSM is being abandoned. People need to understand that, in modern times, to avoid one or another mental illness diagnos…

I think that idea that people who like to classify and name things are dull and unimaginative is a part of the discussed problem.

For example, Russian word for "nerd" is literally "botanist" ("ботаник").

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taneq wrote: post #20
clentaminator wrote: post #12

Ah yes, the monthly link to an article about intelligent/gifted children and the troubles their talents cause them, leading to all the self-proclaimed gifted HNers coming out of the woodwork declaiming "Me too! Me too! Finally someone who understands me!". Not dismissing the article itself, but it's definitely a pattern on HN.

But my mum had to cut all the tags out of my shirts when I was in school too! Finally someone who feels my pain! :P Edit: She did though, damn things were itchy. Doesn't seem to be a problem since I grew up though. Funny that.

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Re: For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications (2015)

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Post by da1 »

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #19
tajen wrote: post #16

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Er, what does this have to do with men? It's not like this only afflicts boys.

Everything that relates to outlier characteristics will disproportionately affect more boys than girls. The more extreme the outlier the much more likely it will be a boy.

This is just basic human biology that like the GP mentioned is routinely deliberately ignored by feminism.

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Post by imgabe »

taneq wrote: post #20
clentaminator wrote: post #12

Ah yes, the monthly link to an article about intelligent/gifted children and the troubles their talents cause them, leading to all the self-proclaimed gifted HNers coming out of the woodwork declaiming "Me too! Me too! Finally someone who understands me!". Not dismissing the article itself, but it's definitely a pattern on HN.

But my mum had to cut all the tags out of my shirts when I was in school too! Finally someone who feels my pain! :P Edit: She did though, damn things were itchy. Doesn't seem to be a problem since I grew up though. Funny that.

So spoiled! I had to cut out my own tags.

Re: For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications (2015)

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Post by Nimitz14 »

ajuc wrote: post #9

I was bullied for 8 years in primary school. I made the simple mistake of showing off how much smarter I am than the rest of the class (I was kind of a prick about that, looking at it now), and it was impossible to fix it later. Having visible skin condition, walking around bandaged for months, and asthma had not helped either. I've learnt how to adjust when I was in hospitals and sanatorium, changing einvironment a…

> It works as a vaccine against tribal thinking.

Really good way of putting it. I'm stealing that.

Re: For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications (2015)

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Post by hackercomplex »

lutusp wrote: post #2

Quote: "Reed’s entanglements serve as an apt metaphor for the school life of severely gifted children." Ah, "severely gifted" -- what a meme. What a commentary on the times in which we live. I can imagine psychologists surveying this new frontier with barely concealed joy, in particular now that the DSM is being abandoned. People need to understand that, in modern times, to avoid one or another mental illness diagnos…

> You have to be a psychologist.

Not really, you just have to learn to avoid them at an early age and to not answer any of their questions except through an attorney.

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Post by DanBC »

hackercomplex wrote: post #26
lutusp wrote: post #2

Quote: "Reed’s entanglements serve as an apt metaphor for the school life of severely gifted children." Ah, "severely gifted" -- what a meme. What a commentary on the times in which we live. I can imagine psychologists surveying this new frontier with barely concealed joy, in particular now that the DSM is being abandoned. People need to understand that, in modern times, to avoid one or another mental illness diagnos…

> You have to be a psychologist. Not really, you just have to learn to avoid them at an early age and to not answer any of their questions except through an attorney.

"Insists on having lawyer present - paranoid delusions"

An advanced directive would be more useful than having a lawyer there. A discussion with your nearest relative about what you want and what you want them to say would be more useful.

Re: For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications (2015)

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Post by andrelaszlo »

da1 wrote: post #23
TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Er, what does this have to do with men? It's not like this only afflicts boys.

Everything that relates to outlier characteristics will disproportionately affect more boys than girls. The more extreme the outlier the much more likely it will be a boy. This is just basic human biology that like the GP mentioned is routinely deliberately ignored by feminism.

Are you referring to these Bell curves? :P

http://www.slideshare.net/terriko/how-does-biology-explain-t...

Re: For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications (2015)

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Post by jwdunne »

taneq wrote: post #20
clentaminator wrote: post #12

Ah yes, the monthly link to an article about intelligent/gifted children and the troubles their talents cause them, leading to all the self-proclaimed gifted HNers coming out of the woodwork declaiming "Me too! Me too! Finally someone who understands me!". Not dismissing the article itself, but it's definitely a pattern on HN.

But my mum had to cut all the tags out of my shirts when I was in school too! Finally someone who feels my pain! :P Edit: She did though, damn things were itchy. Doesn't seem to be a problem since I grew up though. Funny that.

I ripped them out because I didn't trust my mum to cut it out completely. I was afraid the cut would create a sharp edge which would be even worse.

I still wince at the few times I'd ripped a hole in a new shirt...

Still unbearable but a lot more cautious after I ripped a cheap shirt in half a few months ago hahaha.

EDIT: To note, I wasn't considered gifted. Undiagnosed ADHD. Teachers complained I couldn't finish writing the date and was lazy...

Re: For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications (2015)

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Post by IIAOPSW »

timwaagh wrote: post #8

luckily not everyone who is smart is necessarily a wreck, but some are. i was too. still am but now i'm a more powerful wreck and some people actually need to listen me.

Totally unrelated but I recognize you from /r/worldroleplay. Fancy seeing you here.
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