> I wish I could say I'm above it all, but I've certainly internalized it to some extent IMO, you are well above it all, or may be you will get there in a coup

> I wish I could say I'm above it all, but I've certainly internalized it to some extent IMO, you are well above it all, or may be you will get there in a couple of years. You are doing fantastic for someone who is 16. Most people do not achieve this level of self-awareness even when they are 60. But there is a dark side to this precociousness. You are not ignorant, and that will often drive you to despair when you observe the simians around you. Like they say ignorance is bliss.