Ah, you see, your description of genius falls more along the lines of "demigod" to me. For me, genius implies talent and virtue of character and not necessarily an appearance of perfection or invincibility, if I'm understanding what you're saying. I'm pretty sure I know who you're talking about (yay Robotics!). I've just happened to notice that most of the people, practically all, whom I consider brilliant don't seem to recognize their own self-worth.
Perhaps I'm a closet egotist? It's been said that happy/optimistic people tend to be more prejudiced and egocentric. Hmmm. I don't happen to consider myself a genius. I do consider myself to be more knowledgeable in certain areas, mostly obscure subjects, than the average person. But that's not what I consider genius, not by far.
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Date: 2005-05-01 06:12 am (UTC)Perhaps I'm a closet egotist? It's been said that happy/optimistic people tend to be more prejudiced and egocentric. Hmmm. I don't happen to consider myself a genius. I do consider myself to be more knowledgeable in certain areas, mostly obscure subjects, than the average person. But that's not what I consider genius, not by far.
We ought to talk. Damn APs...