In the beginning of chapter fourteen, there is a profound quote by Scott Simon. To tell you the truth, I dont believe it has much to do with blogging but I do believe it has a powerful message inscribed within it.
Intelligent people can always come up with intelligent reasons to do nothing.
In our society, and even those dating back to ancient times the people who are named "intellegent" are "doers," theyre thinkers and people who make things happen. This quote however is saying just the opposite, it implies that the intelligent person can do nothing..
There is definately something to be said about our typical "BS'ers " -people who can get out of ANYTHING, or give reasons why other people shoud do nothing. They can be found everywhere, in schools, in work, at home, in the park, its fantastic. Bsing i believe is really a science. You cant be some average idiot to say something like, " i didnt do my homework because im studing psychological effects teachers can have on students who do poorly in school. You have to be smart to come up with things on the spot and then go with it to reason why its true. Many politicans are great Bsers, they get asked questions and on the fly they have great long answers that sound like they have been up all night for weeks thinking of just the issue. Kids in speech class who have NO idea what theyre talking about until 5 mintes before class. They get their speech from the energy they create in the very first sentence and can snowball it for 30 minutes. Honestly the "intelleigent" people in our society are envious of the bser because while they may have book smarts, they might not be a quick thinker and a smooth talker, which is a true gift, its not something people can easily pick up.
Yes, these people have bsed there way thru school, college, work, political systems and now... they are crucial leaders in our society. So before you say education is everything, you may want to rethink that statement and start belieing.. bsing is so much more
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You have given me something to think about. I get your points but I do not exactly know how to respond. There is room in the world for everyone. And the intelligent may have the capacity to analyze, think more deeply, but they may not be as productive as the average joe.
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