Daniel KeyesI just want to be smart like other pepul so I can have lots of frends who like me.
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The average person doesn’t really care about being smart unless they can use their intelligence to get what they want. They don’t want to be smart because it allows them to achieve their goals and find happiness in the lives of others. Smart people often don’t think that they are smart, because they believe people like them for who they are and not what they know. I am sure you have seen this in action before. People will try hard to make sure that the person they like is perceived as “dumb.” For instance, one girl I knew was always nice and would do anything for her friends and family, but she never got asked out on a date by anyone because she didn’t seem like a “cool girl.” She just wanted to be liked and accepted just like everyone else.
Source: Flowers For Algernon
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