The eternal problem with this idea the some people are smarter than others is that never finishes the statement *smarter at what?* An overly simplistic view of

The eternal problem with this idea the some people are smarter than others is that never finishes the statement *smarter at what?* An overly simplistic view of intelligence and human capabilities seems to think that you’re just “smart” or at least smarter than those around you in general and that’s it, you’ve won the lottery. When in reality, people have aptitudes and gifts across spectrum of endeavors and where you may not seem smart in maths, you can be an incredibly smart engineer or artist or communicator. It’s hard especially to have this conversation with traditionally “smart” people because you find very quickly that their entire identity is wound up in this idea of being universally intellectually superior than others through no effort of your own. Gods own gift. You challenge that, and the teeth come right out.