Re:Downsides of Being Clever
by austinjp on Saturday June 13, 2015 @05:41PM
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Nobody likes to feel lonely in a crowd. Everybody prefers the company of their herd.
However there is plenty to learn from those who are not like you, even if you struggle to understand them, or they you.
Variety is the spice of life. Avoiding the company of most others -- or the correlate of exclusively preferring the company of one group -- risks stagnation.
However there is plenty to learn from those who are not like you, even if you struggle to understand them, or they you.
Variety is the spice of life. Avoiding the company of most others -- or the correlate of exclusively preferring the company of one group -- risks stagnation.