I've argued against your point in these comments, but I must say I also agree. Some of the most unpleasant people I've met were a toxic combination of intellige

I've argued against your point in these comments, but I must say I also agree. Some of the most unpleasant people I've met were a toxic combination of intelligence, skill, and a total lack of empathy. Intensely judgmental, misogynistic, vaguely racist, a chip on their shoulders, and no sense of humor (big red flag for me, usually). But these, I believe, are relatively rare. I like to believe so anyways, and I try to give nasty people the benefit of the doubt. Because this: http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/story/oldmanscorpion.html http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/story/oldmanscorpion....