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This is a pretty awful comparison to draw. Outside of select few conditions, pretty much everyone has the ability to hone their social skills if they want to.
by sornaensis 5y ago
This is a pretty awful comparison to draw. Outside of select few conditions, pretty much everyone has the ability to hone their social skills if they want to.
It's like anything else, it requires practice and some people require more 'active' practice and mindfulness for success, while others will find it comes more naturally to them.
The author of this blog post sounds like someone with a superiority complex fueled by bad social skills that make him resent people for his inability to connect with or be interested in _them_, which is why he constructs the excuse that the people around him are simply 'not intelligent' or can't handle the big serious topics he wants to discuss all the time. I mean if he's so smart and wants to sit around discussing ideas why doesn't he just find people that have that in common? No instead the people around him are simply inadequate and he is forced to retreat into solitude. I'm sorry but that is a ridiculous outlook to have in life.
- raytube 5y agoPerhaps that's because you value that social interaction. I am a social butterfly. My partner has Asperger's, and despises social situations. But is also a teacher and enjoys discussing and sharing their specialised area. However much I would like my partner to come to the pub and do small talk it is agony for them. People are all different.
- sornaensis 5y agoI specifically said I don't think it applies to people with actual actual disabilities like Aspergers. Perfectly capable nerds just hide behind their intellectualism to avoid self improvement. You don't need to be a social butterfly to cultivate emotional intelligence.
- raytube 5y agoAgree. But you can't fake authentisism. Some of the socially awkward have exquisite bullshit radars and that in part is why they do not participate.