Why do gifted people...?

Question

...allow the world to tell them what is important and dictate what they do with their gift?

If you're "up there" in the 1 or 2%, who is qualified to tell you what is important? The other 98 or 99%? An older member of the 1 or 2% that was taught by people in the other 98 or 99%?

What sense does it make for non-genius to dictate what's important to genius, as an individual? Isn't that absurd?

Answer 1

People who have a gift don't necessarily know exactly what to do with their gift, whereas someone else might. No one's gifted at everything

Answer 2

Agreed.

You bring up a very interesting thought. Insightfuls should be treated differently (they all say) they cut them out and try to mold them into something else that they find may be useful some day.

Who the f---- are "they" and who the f---- are "they" to say?

hee hee a true insightful should always keep there wits about them and perhaps learn about what they are trying to do instead of what they are trying to teach you to do. The bigger picture is so simplistically warped but solving the problem is not so simply solved.  PS they reject what they can't control. hint hint nudge nudge wink wink.

"Keep it simple stupid" and "I'm stuck on stupid" are a couple of my favorite lines these days.

Stay cool.

Answer 3

we live in a social network that educates us to dedicate our gifts to the general.

if you don't, you are called 'morally foul' - a kind of emotional blackmailing.

on the other hand, most human beings like the feeling of being needed.

to get adoration and acceptance and applause, they deliberately give their ability and their achievements at the service of the 'incapable' rest.

If you are self-reliant and self-sufficient enough not to need the applause and adoration of others, than you can easily keep your genius for yourself, can't you?

Answer 4

What makes you think I get violation. I do not like being dictated.

Answer 5

Not all "gifted" people allow themselves to be told anything.   It depends upon their strength of character.  That is not a matter of intelligence, but a matter of spirit and confidence.

Answer 6

I don't let anyone else dictate what is important to me and what I do with my gifts.

Answer 7

This question really just opens up a world of abstractions.

Gifted people allow others to tell them what's important.

Gifted people don't allow others to tell them what's important.

Gifted people are lazy.

Gifted people are motivated.

Gifted people are frustrated.

Gifted people eat broccoli.

Gifted people hate vegetables.

As someone supposedly "up there" (but can that really be measured?)... I share my gift with you. =P

Answer 8

...Because it's hard to stand alone. I strongly suggest you read, or at least read a summary of, Crime and Punishment. It deals heavily with this subject and the consequences of believing you're above the rest of society.