POINT OF VIEW
Why Highly Intelligent People Lack Empathy
And how a significant level of intellect comes with societal burdens.
Lacking empathy sucks.
Especially when I can’t help it. I just feel like there are more valuable things to occupy my mind with.
‘Oh, you fell down some stairs?’
I hope you’re okay, but I’ve still got some sh*t to do. Catch you later.
Too many people feed on unnecessary sympathy and displaying a certain level of empathy makes you vulnerable to emotional blackmail.
Why would I willingly add that to the long list of burdens society has already imposed on me?
Here are only a few of them.
To be expected to expect the unexpected
Unrealistic expectations are a heavy burden for anyone to carry.
To be constantly expected to see and understand things that people around me cannot perceive gets exhausting.
If a certain task would take other people months to complete, I’m supposed to somehow perform magic and achieve it in weeks.
If for whatever reason I’m not making more money or having a better career than my peers…
