Re:The Mirage of the Gifted Child
by apparent on Thursday June 11, 2026 @11:46PM
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> The article does a good job debunking the myth
Perhaps that is in the eye of the beholder. I thought it was quite unimpressive. There were several anecdotes that appear to be cherry-picked, and some claims that are just wildly implausible. And then at the end, we learn the author discovers she didn't actually make the cut for a GATE program and threw up when she learned this. It's no surprise she wrote this attempted takedown in the wake of her identity being shattered like this.
Perhaps that is in the eye of the beholder. I thought it was quite unimpressive. There were several anecdotes that appear to be cherry-picked, and some claims that are just wildly implausible. And then at the end, we learn the author discovers she didn't actually make the cut for a GATE program and threw up when she learned this. It's no surprise she wrote this attempted takedown in the wake of her identity being shattered like this.