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it is not that i do not like smart people. because i really do consider myself to be part of the intelligent crowd. but i do have an issue with people who put themselves on a pedestal above everyone else because they exist on a higher plane of thinking. i do not always agree with my friends, parents, family, etc. on the way the world works and how things should be, but i also do not separate myself as a person from them just because they do not read as much as i do or because they are not as in touch with art. i do not make myself less available to conversation because it has to be some kind of intellectually stimulating material.
i love intelligence, do not get me wrong. but i do not love elitists. people who boast so much and try to act so smart. and most of the time, they are. but intelligence is something to be spread around, not restricted to other intelligent people. what is the point of being intelligent if you are not going to use it to help people or make the world better? sure, you can be unique. sure, you can be a genius. sure, you can be creative. but in what way is that going to make life better for yourself if you are not letting it make things better? i think livejournal is a prime example of that. if you do not have a stylish layout and 150 interests, most of which are authors or funny little quirks, you are somehow not on the level of those who expect it from you.
i just do not get it whatsoever. if you read books, they have to be obscure books that are impossible to find by authors that are semi-recognizable. if you listen to music, it has to be the most possible obscure artist and their music has to be almost impossible to find in your typical music store or p2p program. if you watch movies, they have to either contain subtitles or try so hard to be intelligent, with as many camera tricks incorporated as possible to make the movie seem like it is happening in real time or the script has to be so impossible for the common person to understand that it just makes it hard to watch.
there is a reason i do not use big, complicated words and sentence structure. because i am still a normal person, no matter how intelligent i am. i love being able to convey a message to people without having to use a dictionary to do so. but people do not appreciate that anymore. everything has to be on a higher plane of thinking in order for it to be enjoyable. why? everyone else has to be on a higher plane of thinking for you to talk to them. why? everything is so material anymore than even intelligence has fallen victim to self importance. and it has really become downright ridiculous.
the smart people are too smart to talk to you. the lesser educated are too intimidated to talk to you or they just.. do not read books at all. you would be shocked to see all of the "me? read? yeah, right" comments on myspace and facebook when the "books" section comes up. everyone is too important and smart for each other or too important and too intimidated for each other. it is bullshit. it is ALL bullshit. just once i would like to come across a journal or hell, even a person, outside of my friends circle who does not think they are gods gift to the world. just once i would like to talk to someone that does not think it is a bother to talk to someone who does not listen to the same obscure indie music or read the same over dramatic novels that they do.
intelligence is the most powerful part of the human person. it is just a damn shame that more people use it to make themselves a better person than everyone else rather than making everyone else the same, great person they are.
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