Autinger wrote:
nessa238 wrote:
Sarthos wrote:
What's that system exactly? Sounds like watching out for popular or pretty people
My system involves a database of 'people types' in my head to which I match up any new person.
Most will be 'generic herd follower' and hence be of no interest to me (and invariably vice versa).
Occasionally a person I can't categorise will come along and these types are of interest to me as the fact they aren't generic usually means they are of above average intelligence and are individuals with a mind of their own. I will make more effort to try and get to know a person like this if they are friendly.
Ha, I do that too.
Do you also feel this comes from "being above" the social structure and understanding it to a level most people can't because they are right in the middle of it?
Like most conversations with these "generic types" are really boring because I know what they are going to say and do and can run "intellectual circles around them" and turn it into some kind of game whether they can catch on I'm mocking the type of simple minded person they are or not. I've always felt I was an extremely intelligent alien sent to earth to observe and test "the humans". Like in some star trek episode where they go visit some ancient civilization and judge the people in their backwards illogical caveman behaviour and try to help them overcome some disaster by having to explain it with hand puppets. Or with the help of that one really smart "scientist" who's able to breach the gap between the two.
Yes, but I wouldn't say 'above', more like on the outside. I have a lot of what I'd term 'meta' conversations with friends about how people communicate as opposed to what they are communicating about, which I know would be seen as bizarre by the average person as they just don't analyse things in that way.
I don't consider myself particularly intelligent but the subject matter of most peoples' conversations isn't that interesting as it just seems to be endless repetition on a theme with no real analysis, information exchange or new ideas. I don't feel any desire to test or help them really I prefer to get any interactions over with ASAP so I can get away from them and back to
my own little world where I can research and talk in a way I want to about subjects that interest me. I see my role as having to humour and tolerate them and try not to lose my temper with them.