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TinyViolins · 31-35, M
I can only speak for myself. I'm a college graduate with 2 bachelor's degrees, but my girlfriend and her parents are all high school dropouts. They're good people and we get along cordially enough, but when they start talking about current events or social issues, it's very clear that there are huge gaps in their understanding of the topics. We're basically approaching the same conversation at two totally different levels of complexity.
I suspect it probably sounds arrogant of me, but I always walk away from those discussions feeling hopeless for the human race. I think that's a big reason why you see really smart people keep to themselves or keep their social circles small. At some point, you just can't gain anything useful or worthwhile from talking to less educated people. It can feel isolating not being able to have engaging dialogues with those around you.
I suspect it probably sounds arrogant of me, but I always walk away from those discussions feeling hopeless for the human race. I think that's a big reason why you see really smart people keep to themselves or keep their social circles small. At some point, you just can't gain anything useful or worthwhile from talking to less educated people. It can feel isolating not being able to have engaging dialogues with those around you.
