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<= Gifted Kid who matches the video archetype described within the first four minutes

<= Schizoaffective, Insomnia, OCD, Burnt Out

Being smart does not mean being functional, in fact it often gets in the way. The challenges people face are often what granted them compensatory advantages, and Dunning Kruger is a double edged sword in how some of the most skilled end up being the least confident. 

OCD for example can give reason to become experienced in something like measurement, which could cross-train into if they took up any hobbies or professions around that need over their constant focus on it, but at it's core is still debilitating for the person. You can see the same with many disorders when it comes to the arts in general, especially theater. 

yes autistic people are special needs but society hardly gives a shit anymore.

more development = less care for autistic people.

it's like how people still watch old entertainment or whatever they scrounge up (buying a ps5 or xboxsex or watching family guy) instead of admitting they want creative types. so like the glory days of autistic people is ps2 game development and all that boomer shit that normies got addicted to and refuse to give any more leeway to autists unless they feel completely desperate. 

so you only get a percentile of autistic people that are allowed to be successful instead of being put down by society.

and winner autists tend to not give a shit about loser autists. part of the idea of masculinity, that you make it through gruel and come out as the big dog, doesn't matter if it's bullshit because winners are allowed to feel this way and have everything vindicated for them.

I'm always skeptical of any video like this without rigorous statistical analysis.

Having said that, I know many people who used to be considered gifted kids that tripped up later in life. There's apparently plenty of research demonstrating that praising hard work tends to yield better results than praising intellect.

I remember reading about this study where they wanted to test how to encourage people to study and learn. They had two control groups. Both control groups had to first solve an easy puzzle. After the puzzle, they praised the members of the first control group for being smart and the second control group members for their hard work. When faced with an option to next move on to a hard puzzle or an easy puzzle, the first group chose the easy puzzle, basically repeating the task, and the second group chose the hard puzzle, effectively challenging themselves. It's sort of like how everyone hates taking an IQ test because they're afraid of either losing their genius status or getting the dumbass verdict (for life).

Maybe it's the same thing for gifted kids. Maybe when they're recognized as gifted and smart, and they're afraid of losing that title, and end up abandoning tasks for fear of failure. Those who are treated like they're garbage have nothing to lose. So be like garbage.

Just to put my personal story out there, I never studied until secondary school when I realized I didn't want to become a cook after all and instead wanted to become a lawyer, because they make lots of money. I had shit grades, like, close to failing. After I decided to become a lawyer, I got really amazing grades. I was sort of fortunate in that nobody ever expected anything of me. In fact, most people expected me to fail, and my psychiatrist was recommending I go to special school due to my learning disabilities, asperger's syndrome, dyslexia, and adhd.

I'm trying the thing he talks about at the end bc it just sounds fun to me.

PalePeach said: 

I'm trying the thing he talks about at the end bc it just sounds fun to me.

Which bit?

I never realised my insomniac episodes, mild behavioural ticks and misophonia were due to my abnormally large brain. But I guess that also explains why I keep getting bullied.