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Originally posted by Ambient Sound
Yeesh! Where do the smart people hang out?
Originally posted by Ambient Sound
Yeesh! Where do the smart people hang out?
Originally posted by SpeakerofTruth
Herman, then, at least in my experience, you are definitely in the minority. Now, I am not going to make the claim that I have never met anyone who was talkative that was extremely intelligent, but they have been few and far in between.
Originally posted by Herman
But do you normally engage talkative people in conversations that might divulge some of their intelligence? Maybe you just talk to them about other things.
Originally posted by MajorMalfunction
Oh, just for the sheer fun of playing devil's advocate (because I really agree, SoT) ...
Who's to say what's really important?
Maybe the social butterflies think that what they are talking about IS important.
Importance is in the eye of the beholder, perhaps?
Maybe we are just elitist intelligentsia?
Originally posted by SpeakerofTruth
Quite honestly, I never hear real talkative people talking about anything that is of any real interest to me. So, no, I don't engage many of them. I suppose that is my point.
It seems to me that "social butterflies" really don't have to be talking about anything at all to be talking, if that makes any sense. While, at least in my experience, a quiet person's mouth isn't moving unless something of pertinence is coming out of it.
[edit on 15-6-2007 by SpeakerofTruth]