Only Stupid People Have Lots of Friends
According to a new study, this desire to isolate may be a symptom of the
fact that you're wicked smart: Satoshia Kanazawa and Norma Li,
evolutionary psychologists in the UK, recently vouched
for the genius of loners. Their data found that while most people's
happiness increased in correlation to a decrease in population density
(as well as with a high level of social interactions with loved ones)
people who are "extremely intelligent" are actually happier when they
don't spend time with their friends.
[I]t's arguable that highly intelligent people desire fewer close
friendships because they are exceptional and likely to be brought down
by those around them, such as when bright students prefer to work alone
than in a group of classmates who they feel are less intelligent. But,
he explains, "it's not always the smartest kid (or adult) in a group
who prevails (compare with our current Republican primaries), so the
intelligent person may be forced to accept the direction set by the less
intelligent people. Moreover, the highly intelligent person may be just
too busy with career to spend the time talking extensively with
friends."
(Vice.com)
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