That's strange cause the high IQ kind of people you are talking about usually read books, technical books if nothing else and if not as a passion, at least casually and from time to time or simply for their work activities.
Now if you say you know one such person shunning books for whatever reason, it would sound plausible but if you say you know a whole bunch of high IQ people involved in brain-power-demanding activities such as the ones you described, I'd say you are using hyperbole.
Nothing wrong there, just pointing out
Quote:
Originally Posted by Asawi
<building a tower of soap boxes and climbing up>
Actually I'm getting quite upset over here now that I read the topic starer post a bit more thorough.
It's extactly that kind of attitude that makes some people look at us "readers" as boring nerds or geeks or whatever would be the appropriate English term.
My friends that don't read books are very smart people. The people that not only build the roads you drive on but make all the calculations involved when constuction that new bridge or tunnel you drive through.
They are the ones that build your house and repair your cars.
They are the ones developing the software for your computer or eReader.
They are in some cases people with IQ most of us can only dream of. They know lots of things about how things work and what goes on in this world.
They just don't like to read books. They have other hobbies!
<climbing down from the tower of soapboxes>
|