...you sometimes note an impatience on the part of a specialist that the public does not show sufficient interest in his assemblage of information as such. He is likely to conclude that the average person is somewhat stupid. The opposite is true. It is a sign of native intelligence on the part of any person not to clutter his mind with indigestibles. Freeman Tilden
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The world is filled with people who are obsessed with having the latest and greatest gadgets. This fascination with technology is so great that they are willing to give up their precious time to sit through an entire movie that is crammed with mediocre plots and characters that are underdeveloped. The people who do not have the latest and greatest gadgets, however, seem to be actually more intelligent because they do not spend their time consuming things that are useless. The idea of the quote is that many people are not intelligent because they are overly obsessed with having technology or other forms of knowledge. It is only smart people who are not obsessed with all things new, because if you are too focused on keeping up with the latest trends you will miss out on what really matters in life.

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