Highly intelligent individuals are both finely attuned and profoundly weary, for they perceive the layers of illusion woven by society to placate the masses. This heightened perception brings a relentless need to critique and deconstruct the steady stream of information - to create a more authentic personal map of reality. Imagine the sheer cognitive labour of resisting constant distortions and sifting through the pervasive comforting illusions to extract fragments of truth.
For these individuals, existence becomes an unyielding mental exercise - an ongoing attempt to preserve intellectual integrity against the sedative comfort of societal norms. In a world that favours ease over insight, they are often misunderstood, even isolated, as they opt for a harder path that brings clarity rather than comfort. The clarity they seek is not simply a rejection of societal narratives, but a disciplined quest to find the authentic amidst a world designed to obscure it.
Plus, that's actually exactly what my Twitter profile picture looks like.
This felt like holding a mirror to my face and describing my essence. Don't want to come off as prideful, but I feel like you're someone who can actually understand the person I am.