What if, for arguments sake...

**Hotei** · 10-29-2011, 02:36 AM

Ok, so here's an interesting question for entertainment's sake ;-) What if you not only thought you were clever, but one day found out you were properly smart - as in capable of changing the world. What would you do? What do you think would happen if 'normal' people found out?

**fokalina** · 10-29-2011, 11:38 AM

I'd experience a calm trepidation, a preparatory sort.
I'd not act for a while; instead, I'd think and deliberate, find other 'smart' people, listen and learn.
I'd begin to feel like I was waiting too long. So I'd make some decision about what to do.
And then I'd do it. And I would really, really try to do my best.

I think I'd want to do something that showed people--each individual person--their potential. And allowed for a deep sort of self-contentment and happiness. A mindset that was more pleased acknowledging the good than being depressed by the bad. Yet also one that wanted to act, and to better.
I don't know how much I'd want to change the bigger, more societal, more global things/ways. I'd want there to be a kind of balance. But I'd want that balance to come from the collective individuals' understanding of themselves and what they could do in their own lives.

**peppersasen** · 11-04-2011, 10:48 AM

I'd look myself in the mirror, mutter "you deluded bitch", pull the trigger to blow my brains out before all the "normal" find out.

**Kisai** · 11-04-2011, 11:26 AM

Changing the world is a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

MrFreakaficial · 11-04-2011, 11:30 AM

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	Changing the world is a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

Invent a wormhole making machine.

**VagrantChord** · 11-04-2011, 11:34 AM

"All the changes in the world today were made by people no smarter than me." Steve Jobs

"Never piss off a nerd with a bad attitude." VagrantChord

**Vocal** · 11-04-2011, 11:41 AM

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ManWithNoName · 11-04-2011, 11:44 AM

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	Changing the world is a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

That and consistent hard work. Well, you can change the world though consistent hard work but there is no guarantee that you will receive any recognition from it. To receive recognition I think it's a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

10-29-2011, 02:36 AM	#1
Hotei New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 6	Ok, so here's an interesting question for entertainment's sake ;-) What if you not only thought you were clever, but one day found out you were properly smart - as in capable of changing the world. What would you do? What do you think would happen if 'normal' people found out? Last edited by Hotei; 10-29-2011 at 09:13 PM. Reason: Clearer title, would love to see a few more opinions
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10-29-2011, 11:38 AM	#2
fokalina Member [34%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,363	I'd experience a calm trepidation, a preparatory sort. I'd not act for a while; instead, I'd think and deliberate, find other 'smart' people, listen and learn. I'd begin to feel like I was waiting too long. So I'd make some decision about what to do. And then I'd do it. And I would really, really try to do my best. I think I'd want to do something that showed people--each individual person--their potential. And allowed for a deep sort of self-contentment and happiness. A mindset that was more pleased acknowledging the good than being depressed by the bad. Yet also one that wanted to act, and to better. I don't know how much I'd want to change the bigger, more societal, more global things/ways. I'd want there to be a kind of balance. But I'd want that balance to come from the collective individuals' understanding of themselves and what they could do in their own lives.
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11-04-2011, 10:48 AM	#3
peppersasen Veteran Member [63%] MBTI: INxx Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,555	I'd look myself in the mirror, mutter "you deluded bitch", pull the trigger to blow my brains out before all the "normal" find out.
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11-04-2011, 11:26 AM	#4
Kisai Core Member [353%] MBTI: XXXX Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14,137	Changing the world is a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
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11-04-2011, 11:34 AM	#6
VagrantChord Core Member [119%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,775	"All the changes in the world today were made by people no smarter than me." Steve Jobs "Never piss off a nerd with a bad attitude." VagrantChord
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11-04-2011, 11:41 AM	#7
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