How could it be dangerous to be smart?
I think when we hear dangerous we think the worst. The first definition on google.com for dangerous is "involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; 'a dangerous criminal'; 'a dangerous bridge'; 'unemployment reached dangerous proportions,'" which can be the case for some incidences but for the story we just read I feel like it's more of a mental danger. When people feel smarter than who they are around I think it can lead to depression and anxiety which will lead to dumb decisions.
The reason why it could be dangerous to be smart is because the people who aren't as smart around you feel intimidated and start to fear you. In a work place when everyone is at one level of knowledge and you have the guy who is one the next level people start to fear that he will always get the raise or promotion which will make people resent that person and possibly just ignore him. Once you feel that everyone is against you and doesn't want to be around I think it could lead you to leaving a promising future or even leaving a promising life by harming yourself. A lot of geniuses have killed themselves because of the stress due to their intelligence.
Wow...powerful!! Intelligence can be suicidal what a scarey thing to think...bettering ourselves kills us!! well, society helps of course!!!
ReplyDeleteIt brings stress, double digits, bankruptcy more smarts you make more money!! but there is a connection between intelligence and stress according to abcnews.go.com
thank you for the reading
Daye
Hello Ryan! I also believe that having an advantage over other people sometimes makes them feel intimidated, creating jealousy that can later turn into a dangerous situation. The society we live in is very competitive and hard to excel in it. If we want to stand-out from the crowd we need to be ready to be criticized and envied.
ReplyDeleteRyan,
ReplyDeletebeing smart is a great thing. But it is too bad that in some people's world it isn't defined the same way as we see it. Being smart can be dangerous. Especially by peers around them. Smart people are feared because their knowledge is a tool. But also smart people are unaccepted by the not so smart people. It is just the way the world works and its a sad thing.