Intro on article:
After reading some articles about social-engineering and
"advices" how to get little more info from administrating people
than they are allowed to tell, just by practicing some known
methods, like disguising your intensions, or playing stupid, I
decided to let myself write an article about intellect and
understanding it from my point of view. Other idea I had in mind
is something like teaching you to act intelligent. Like "acting
smart for dummies", or "how to intrigue a cooler person to like
you" (all of us wanted that in some point of life). Article
shouldn't be understood literary, just read it, and if you find
something that helped you, I'll be delighted. All of us wouldn't
have anything against having little more points at private IQ
scale, and I also tried to find out some reasons why it wouldn't
be so great being smartest.
Defining Intellect:
First of all, the second you gained your eyes on this text, it
makes you belong to one of higher groups of internet users, by
this I mean, you are smart enough to be interested in advanced
computer using, the other thing, you are browsing Science Box,
and you are still reading this text :-).. ok, what I point at is
in general, but you know what I mean...rarely someone who knows
nothing or is complete ignorant/dumbass comes here (or am I
wrong? hehe). In text below I'm referring to smart group of
users... Let's say you are highly intelligent, you are full of
ideas, originality is your name, usually with this comes that
you are introduced to many different fields, from technology,
environment, history, psychology, computer world (internet...you
can discuss on any topic and have a little knowledge on many
different fields...-> so you are not narrow. What comes out of
this is that you belong to that 0.01% percent group of people on
this filled planet called Earth.
Beginning of Problem:
In the text below I'll use the word "partner"; considering the
person with whom the discussion/communication is being held. The
thing is that people with high IQ need someone of similar
intellect/education to make the discussion fruitful. Like we
know, the partner is interesting when we get more (or similar
quota) of emotions, feelings, information, positive atmosphere
to the amount we put in our communication. I mean you can't find
your partner worthy spending time with, if he doesn't provide
with something. This isn't material/information way, but that he
provides you with good atmosphere, humor/laugh, non-predictable
reactions, or interesting facts. There are many different types
of intelligence and every man is provided with all of them; in
some fields more in some less. Some are not in the position to
become highly educated because of lack of sources/funds, but
have high natural intelligence - for example knowing how to
react and what to do in new, unpredicted situations (what is one
of definitions of intelligence). For example I took the
fishermen in my hometown (Korcula - Croatia). During their lives
they didn't have opportunity to educate themselves, but in spite
have developed highly emotional, social and natural
intelligence. What makes them worthy intellect partner... for
example they can help you upgrade your weaker characteristics,
maybe emotional side or spirit, and in return you provide them
with information, your presence (for example making them company
when they go alone fishing) or something else. The thing is that
we all tend to improve ourselves and to upgrade our abilities,
and as the level of our sophistication grows, the problem to
find equal or interesting partner rises too, but exponentially.
Understanding their Problem:
>From now here I'm talking about highly intelligent and lucid
people who are not egoistic but aware of their intellect. It is
important not to replace this with egoistic standing "I am the
smartest" or "I am above all others, and they aren't smart as
me". As Aristotle said: "The more I know, I'm more aware I know
nothing" - it is very helpful to have this thought as guidance
in our life. Other quote I heard (quoted: Harry Shledon - Isac
Asimov's character in Foundation Triology SF): "The dumbest
persons are those who aren't aware of their intellect".
Highly smart person is often hard to amuse and usually gives
himself to a self-amusing humor, which others don't understand.
The reason is that this humor responds the situation he has in
his mind, and is often brought out just to amuse himself. These
persons usually have ways to entertain themselves, what is often
accomplished through challenges; making joke of someone who
isn't aware that joke's on him (cruel :-), or simply by playing
stupid, what can be pretty amusing. But points of interest can
also be found through science fields, literature, poetry, or by
outsmarting the law, especially through internet. Here I can
mention difference between hackers who are able to do hell of
things just to show it can be done, not to harm anyone (what is
also usually possible for them to do if they want). They are
here and can be very useful, pointing on software bugs, faults
or lack in security. And then there are crackers - lowlife scum
who do the harm just for fun, or with a goal to rob, steal, or
make damage/point. What I wanted to say that this is their way
to reach happiness, and satisfy intellect hunger, what in second
example isn't very positive but can also be productive in some
way, again pointing on security holes. But it is obvious that
these people are of high capabilities that came out of their
intellect. I' talking about real hacker world, not the script
kiddies and similar. The point when person masters the social
engineering, abstract thinking and ability to jump from one
point of view to other in wink of an eye.
How to intrigue and come to the isolated Genius?
As I said, highly intelligent people are often lonely in lack of
worthy "opponents" they could rival in their debates, so they
find no motivation or enthusiasm to open and give themselves to
lower ranged individuals. Something like when newbie comes to
hacker Guru and asks: "Can you teach me how to hack ?". Perhaps
someone would answer him and even help him, but it would be a
person of a high patience and will of providing much energy in
something that isn't very fruitful, nor for him, nor for
newbie's long term.
As almost everybody is interested in having a cooler, smarter,
or more atmospheric individual for a friend, it is normal that
you try to make someone like that, to like you, and finally make
him your friend. The answer how to brake through to the inner of
these isolated geniuses is to become interesting to them, and
that isn't very easy to accomplish. It can be made through few
methods; you can either come in possession of information that
person we are trying to "accept us" finds of some
value/interest, or you can try becoming riddle to the partner -
this can be done with a little calmness and some patience. By
reveling just a scrubs on a certain topic that interests our
partner, we can start manipulating the way "friendship" goes. If
we are able to show of little naïve so that he doesn't reveal
us, we could even perform sort of reverse social engineering,
getting the info out of him while he's thinking he's pulling the
info from us. But, err, this doesn't go for friendship Ok, back
to the topic. Well the main goal we were trying to achieve is to
make this person admire us, and for that we have to become
discussion rival to them, disabling them to become superior and
defend from their try to override our individuality. In my
opinion originality is most valuable characteristic person could
have, because it can compensate lack in other fields. With
originality usually comes a rich sense of humor whose quality
rises even more if the person is spontaneous. And remember smart
humor can unlock any doors. After all, you have to understand,
it isn't very easy being smart, 'cause then whole new world of
problems shows up; like very few things that can raise your
adrenaline or make you surprised. Rarely something intrigues
you, and if it does you are soon bored with it.
Here, hope I've helped someone with this. Remember we should be
happy with what we are, knowing that every thing has its mud and
flowers, and that big IQ sometimes brings nothing but higher
awareness, from what comes out more loneliness and boredom. This
article is always under construction and I'm aware that it isn't
made professionally, but hell with it :- ). I'm always open for
new opinions and your advices...help me bring this text in order
and professionalize it.
Originally posted at http://lordofnet.blogspot.com/ and all
comments and sugestions are more then welcome to improve this
article.
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