Its kinda like communism, or Envy based societies. Any wealth or advantageous difference, that shows itself, in this case intelligence, will attract the attention of the rest who wish to suppress it.
This was exactly what I was trying to express, there is a feeling of being unable to let the man lead if he is significantly less intelligent, which will not lead to a good marriage.
"The single most important lesson the high-IQ individual needs to learn as a child is to shut the fuck up in nearly all circumstances."
I spent many years in an entrepreneur group, where we got together monthly (under NDA) and shared private info on business and life. There was one and only one rule called GESTALT. It meant that you never, ever give advice. Even if someone asked for it. You were only permitted to share any similar experiences you had, how you handled them, what the outcomes were and what you might have done differently the next time.
From the man's perspective, in all relationships social and romantic, the ability to reign in that intelligence (ie. shut up) is highly attractive (as Heather describes). For those men who recognize (obviously not all can) highly intelligent females, however, it isn't always fear of the intelligence that turns them away. It is how that intelligence might be used in casual interaction. Personally, if the female makes it a point to show me how intelligent she is, I already know I don't want to deal with the bullshit micromanaging or unsolicited advice that inevitably will follow in perpetuity. (same goes for new male associates)
The poster doesn't do that, she holds back and she matched with her perfect mate. That was the most important part of her post for me.
Saw a great meme on this male point of view yesterday...
You may be high-IQ, but you're not a Sigma. Stop it. No one who spends eight years haplessly orbiting the same woman has any idea about the Sigma perspective.
*The former is, of course, a learned behavior, the inevitable result of a long series of painful and futile attempts to help one’s intellectual inferiors after identifying a problem.*
To which I can only add that while one learns to just essentially ignore the stupids, they still grate. Hence the tendency to hermitism, or at least, a very reduced circles of acquaintances.
Question. How does empathy fit into the SSH. It seems there is an inverse correlation between solipsistic nature of the Gamma conflicts with empathy. The more solipsistic they are the less real empathy is displayed. Also have watched females swap masks between crazy solipsistic behaviors to eye blubbering empathetic behaviors in an instant.
What impresses me most about the best executives I have worked under is their ability to work across multiple resolutions in real time as the situation demands. It’s a wholly practical intelligence that sets and controls the agenda, not “look at me I’m a smart boy”.
It's like watching a faintly familiar play. You know the characters. You predict the lines. You foresee an impending tragedy, but you’re powerless to prevent the outcome. Even though it isn’t a play, you nevertheless oddly feel just like a member of an audience.
I have a couple professors who are clearly 2SD people, and that actually makes their classes harder for me. Not because the homework is hard, but because I can’t ask them questions about anything because of the communications gap. I’m an average-to-1SD guy and I never struggled in school, but every time I asked these men a question they’d launch on a grand exposition of concepts and theories (mixed with the latest findings that weren’t even part of the course curriculum) and over explain the solution so much that I left feeling more confused than before I opened my mouth.
Me and my peers don’t really like either of them. We’re afraid to approach the greatest 2SD prof, and the second greatest we simply just don’t like.
Keep It Simple Stupid is an important rule for Engineers for a very good reason. Too much stuff in the head that needs to get chopped down to the bare essentials.
Its kinda like communism, or Envy based societies. Any wealth or advantageous difference, that shows itself, in this case intelligence, will attract the attention of the rest who wish to suppress it.
Since I had crippling social anxiety, talking wasn't a problem. It worked out well!
Gammas are literally worse than people who run away from average teenagers.
This was exactly what I was trying to express, there is a feeling of being unable to let the man lead if he is significantly less intelligent, which will not lead to a good marriage.
Is that what she’s doing? Such a vapid face.
Courage > IQ
So NO
"The single most important lesson the high-IQ individual needs to learn as a child is to shut the fuck up in nearly all circumstances."
I spent many years in an entrepreneur group, where we got together monthly (under NDA) and shared private info on business and life. There was one and only one rule called GESTALT. It meant that you never, ever give advice. Even if someone asked for it. You were only permitted to share any similar experiences you had, how you handled them, what the outcomes were and what you might have done differently the next time.
From the man's perspective, in all relationships social and romantic, the ability to reign in that intelligence (ie. shut up) is highly attractive (as Heather describes). For those men who recognize (obviously not all can) highly intelligent females, however, it isn't always fear of the intelligence that turns them away. It is how that intelligence might be used in casual interaction. Personally, if the female makes it a point to show me how intelligent she is, I already know I don't want to deal with the bullshit micromanaging or unsolicited advice that inevitably will follow in perpetuity. (same goes for new male associates)
The poster doesn't do that, she holds back and she matched with her perfect mate. That was the most important part of her post for me.
Saw a great meme on this male point of view yesterday...
https://x.com/HazelAppleyard_/status/1828071957444645207
Says...
Men only want three things from a woman:
1) Greater than 6.5 out of 10
2) Ok at cooking
3) Not be a c**t b**h
If you read all the comments on it, most men were willing to let the first two slide.
As a high-IQ Sigma I can confirm these sentiments to be true.
You may be high-IQ, but you're not a Sigma. Stop it. No one who spends eight years haplessly orbiting the same woman has any idea about the Sigma perspective.
Ok ok ok, sorry.
*The former is, of course, a learned behavior, the inevitable result of a long series of painful and futile attempts to help one’s intellectual inferiors after identifying a problem.*
To which I can only add that while one learns to just essentially ignore the stupids, they still grate. Hence the tendency to hermitism, or at least, a very reduced circles of acquaintances.
She is spot on with her description for the Lay of the Land here. Amazing how simple truths can be so hard to digest:
1) Just because Stupidity is unattractive doesn't make its Opposite attractive.
2) Attraction is non-negotiable.
Why is that one and only guy in the background?
Why do you ask retarded questions about AI-generated images?
Question. How does empathy fit into the SSH. It seems there is an inverse correlation between solipsistic nature of the Gamma conflicts with empathy. The more solipsistic they are the less real empathy is displayed. Also have watched females swap masks between crazy solipsistic behaviors to eye blubbering empathetic behaviors in an instant.
What impresses me most about the best executives I have worked under is their ability to work across multiple resolutions in real time as the situation demands. It’s a wholly practical intelligence that sets and controls the agenda, not “look at me I’m a smart boy”.
That picture made me think of the CEO of Star Citizen.
It's like watching a faintly familiar play. You know the characters. You predict the lines. You foresee an impending tragedy, but you’re powerless to prevent the outcome. Even though it isn’t a play, you nevertheless oddly feel just like a member of an audience.
I have a couple professors who are clearly 2SD people, and that actually makes their classes harder for me. Not because the homework is hard, but because I can’t ask them questions about anything because of the communications gap. I’m an average-to-1SD guy and I never struggled in school, but every time I asked these men a question they’d launch on a grand exposition of concepts and theories (mixed with the latest findings that weren’t even part of the course curriculum) and over explain the solution so much that I left feeling more confused than before I opened my mouth.
Me and my peers don’t really like either of them. We’re afraid to approach the greatest 2SD prof, and the second greatest we simply just don’t like.
Keep It Simple Stupid is an important rule for Engineers for a very good reason. Too much stuff in the head that needs to get chopped down to the bare essentials.
KISS Assign Simple Solutions
I STFU decades ago because almost nobody listens. It's especially infuriating when you have to pick up the pieces and not say I told you so