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Apparently it's smart troll day on HN. (Xah is just down the page right now.) It's like a celebration of the kind of person I admired before I realized that oth

Apparently it's smart troll day on HN. (Xah is just down the page right now.) It's like a celebration of the kind of person I admired before I realized that other people are real too.

sva_ 5y ago
Probably saw this guy mentioned on that awfully long Xah Lee wikipost.
codr7 5y ago
The more you know, the more lonely you get. I suspect they crave the company of peers more than attention. Naggum eventually couldn't cope if I remember correctly. We're failing all over the place.
- JasonFruit 5y ago
  I don't believe that's true. Several of the smartest people I know are among the most socially-capable and personally engaged. I think a healthy person recognizes value in aspects of a person additional to their intellect.
  - smitty1e 5y ago
    What one knows is irrelevant past the ultimate heartbeat. What one can teach has the potential to carry forward.
  - codr7 5y ago
    I think you're making a serious mistake assuming that's the end of the curve, the ones you can relate to most likely haven't dug deep enough yet.