Am I a 'Crackpot Sage'? The Paradox of Intelligence and Perception

[ComradeConrad]

How did you find PF?

Always knew about it

My communist friend once called me a "crackpot sage." They might be smarter than I give them credit for...

In Freeman Dyson's "Birds and Frogs" allegory, I am pure bird. I have a few STEM undergrad degrees, but blame my dyslexia for not going to grad school. In kindergarten I failed Left and Right class, yet I've been told that I was teaching all the other kids how to tie their shoes. I feel smarter than everyone and dumber than everyone in equal measure.

 

[russ_watters]

Welcome to PF!

 

[PeroK]

How did you find PF?: Always knew about it

My communist friend once called me a "crackpot sage." They might be smarter than I give them credit for...

In Freeman Dyson's "Birds and Frogs" allegory, I am pure bird. I have a few STEM undergrad degrees, but blame my dyslexia for not going to grad school. In kindergarten I failed Left and Right class, yet I've been told that I was teaching all the other kids how to tie their shoes. I feel smarter than everyone and dumber than everyone in equal measure.

Maybe some of us are like ostriches. Wannabe birds that can't get off the ground, so we stick our heads into the ground to see what the worms are up to!

 

[hutchphd]

I know that " crackpot sage " describes half of me perfectly...

 

[PeroK]

I know that " crackpot sage " describes half of me perfectly...

More sage than crackpot I hope?

 

[hutchphd]

Seems to oscillate...

 

[ComradeConrad]

If you keep climbing the tree, eventually you're going to be out on a limb! :-D