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A tragic tale, and a reminder that intelligence and business success are no replacement for mental health. Even in the BBC's account, the tone of the writing s
by maxander 10y ago
A tragic tale, and a reminder that intelligence and business success are no replacement for mental health.
Even in the BBC's account, the tone of the writing seems to present a lot of warning signs and developing problems as just a genius' wacky eccentricities. If you require substances in order to function, can't maintain social relationships or struggle with harmful lifestyles, these aren't mere character traits, they're symptoms of real and treatable illnesses. Presenting these things as "the dark side of being smart" is a popular story, but its harmful in the long run.
- pcl 10y agoThe article is not affiliated with the BBC -- it's published on bbsdocumentaries.com.
- maxander 10y agoOops, good catch- one letter makes a substantial difference! Should have wondered why a BBC documentary was being presented in plaintext format, anyway...
- agumonkey 10y agoSomething like 10 years ago I heard about a book called emotional intelligence. That title shocked me. Few people told me everything that they found hard was easy for me, while everything that was easy for them was hard for me. There's a lot of knowledge about the emotional, or socio-affective, space that's worth not ignoring. Sadly society kinda put "wit" over "wise" and I, maybe others, fell in the brainiac race trap.