This! I was just telling my 8 year old (who is very smart) that intelligence is reading, learning, remembering and applying it properly. Smart is just Smart.
Certain people with degrees don't realize they've not as "intelligent" as they think they are. They have intellect, but lack intuition. They were able to copy/past information from their studies and from what they hear from others (intellect), but didn't learn how to read in-between the lines, recognize patterns, or do their own thinking (intuition). No practicality, no common sense. They "appear" smart in small contexts, but are lacking in real-world practical situations.
I don't hate anyone for pursuing higher education, I just dislike the arrogance and condescending nature of people who think they are the smartest people in the world when all they did was a get specialized knowledge in one specific topic by copying/pasting information to their head temporarily. It's like walking around thinking you're smarter and better than everyone, but you're just walking around with half a brain (only intellect, but lacking intuition).
Thomas Sowell is going to be in the history books as one of the wisest people of our time.
This! I was just telling my 8 year old (who is very smart) that intelligence is reading, learning, remembering and applying it properly. Smart is just Smart.
Certain people with degrees don't realize they've not as "intelligent" as they think they are. They have intellect, but lack intuition. They were able to copy/past information from their studies and from what they hear from others (intellect), but didn't learn how to read in-between the lines, recognize patterns, or do their own thinking (intuition). No practicality, no common sense. They "appear" smart in small contexts, but are lacking in real-world practical situations.
I don't hate anyone for pursuing higher education, I just dislike the arrogance and condescending nature of people who think they are the smartest people in the world when all they did was a get specialized knowledge in one specific topic by copying/pasting information to their head temporarily. It's like walking around thinking you're smarter and better than everyone, but you're just walking around with half a brain (only intellect, but lacking intuition).