Smart

[rejectomorph]

Do you ever wonder who the smartest LJ user is? Of all the journalers I've read, (admitedly only a small percentage of all that post,) I'd say the person in first place so far is bram. He writes a great deal about science, and I can only understand a fraction of it. Be afraid.

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smarts

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

so many definitions....

I've never read bream, but I've seen folks with a great range, from book smary, to street smart... to the ability to explain things so that the not so smart get it. :)

Re: smarts

[rejectomorph]

True indeed. And I have seen very smart people do very stupid things (witness Bill Clinton and his interns, or JFK and his Bay of Pigs inavasion.) Thus I ended that post with my slightly tongue-in-cheek "Be afraid." But, having read some of Bram's journal, I suspect he is one of the more sensible smart people out there- and has considerable breadth as well. (Check his interests.)

Groupthink!

[eideteker.livejournal.com]

Two heads may be better than one, but 15 closely locked heads can bring disaster...

Re: Groupthink!

[rejectomorph]

As can two, if they are mad enough. I've forgotten the spelling of the french term that which means madness for two, (I think it was follie a deux) but something similar happens in groups of all sizes- people either forgetting who they are, or forgetting that particular part of themselves which doesn't require anyone else's approval. (Odd, how loss of self is so closely related to intense egoism.)

Re: smarts

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

groovy! I often enjoy a good reccomendation. :)