Are most smart people loners and why?

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sweet water

I agree. First, to establish a baseline for discussion purposes I'd take it that by a "smart" person you mean someone a few steps removed from the supersmart people, i.e. the great thinkers and visionaries in the mold of Einstein, da Vinci, Edison, Descartes, Fischer, etc.

In school they were the gifted ones: possessed with extraordinary thinking prowess, they were the ones reaping honors and straight 1.0s, those who excelled in every subject and achieved perfect exam scores. I've seen them in college and even in high school (especially in high school in fact).

However I could only admire them from a distance. Secluded from the general population, they were lost in a world of their own making while living solitary lives. They didn't join study groups and why would they if there was no need - besides they wouldn't have had the patience with lesser minds. I wouldn't say they were recluses but heck they were so detached they wouldn't even mingle with each other, their own kind. I would say they had very few friends.

Perhaps most smart people are loners because they need space: their isolation is their own choice. Or maybe because other people are either intimidated by or repulsed with them and donâ€™t want any association.

Indychen

'He (or she) travels fast, who travels alone' - and this is what prompts most of the smart people, who are usually in a hurry to 'go places', to go it alone !
As truly smart persons can easily see through other's false facades and faked fronts, they quickly exit from the company of such dupes. That often results in a speedy shrinking of those permitted into their inner circles - making them appear to be aloof loners.
...And there is also another explanation : Usually, an average person has a built-in inferiority complex - and cannot bear to be in the company of a really smart guy, or gal. So, they will avoid the smarter persons altogether - thus giving the wrong impression, that it is the smart ones who prefer to be alone.

Fire Princess

My definition of a smart person is one who is amazingly clever and quick-witted. That being the case, someone smart is usually at ease with his social environment and therefore not a loner.

HOWEVER, a genius - one with extraordinary intelligence and superior creative power - is usually a loner. It is because his way of thinking is so "outside the box" that he has extreme difficulty relating to people. Most geniuses are so far ahead of their times - often misunderstood - they seem to be in a world of their own; hence the tendency to shy away from ordinary people and end up a loner.

Fox

hahaha not always. I'm very smart and not a loner at all. But a lot of smart people like to be observant of others

kahlan nynaeveÂ®

i think so.

it is maybe because there are too few smart people so they tend to just be in their niche of few intellectuals.

also, it may be because they are misunderstood by the society thus they just choose to be with the people who are like them (and are a rarity).

i have always been a loner. i remember that when i was a child, my playmates would poke fun at me because i prefer to read and write essays and poems than to play with them.

in high school and in college, my circle of friends were not that wide either because there are only few people in school who are mature and deep enough to connect with us.

Juan C

most... but not all...

agua dulce

Using the same parameters defined by sweetwater, I'd say yeah, smart people are most often seen as loners. And thinking back to my college days, it would seem like the smart ones didn't really belong to any social circles and have missed so much in partying, boozing and "parking" (hahaha). Their loss. They can have their straight 1's and I'll stick with my 2's. At least I can say I was swinging and winging my way through my student days and have tons of hot memories to remember them by. Peyups forever!!!

Whoosh.

If a 'smart' person was a loner, maybe it's because they focus more on their work rather than worry about friends. In my class it's the opposite.. the smart people are the ones who have friends... weird..

jongbong

zzz... yes. because they become too smart and they end up getting nothing. hmmm... beer... zzz...

Bopols

I think being introvert or extrovert has nothing to do with mental capacity.

There is an acceptable visualization of "intelligent people" and these would be Einstein, Galileo, etc. And yes, they are loners.

But that is not to say tha Oprah who moves around a lot is not smart. Or the barkada clown is not necessarily dumb. In fact, you have to be smart and witty to be the clown.

Rode|ette Û©

hey fel,

i'm alone...

eezy_jex Â®

hmmm ..... a loner I am ... Smart? Maybe or maybe not.

battgirl

birds of the same feather (are the same birds..lol) flock together. smart people usually enjoys the company of equally intellectually stimulating people. my theory is that they would prefer to be alone and observing their surroundings if they couldn't find anyone in their own wavelength...

hmmm..kaya siguro nag-iisa ako lagi..lolz

Vibs

YES...because those who are Smart becomes Famous and their Fame and their efforts to sustain that Fame becomes hinderance in their relationships and hence they end up as a LONER.

anna m

im not smart but im a loner...hehe

maybe they just think too much or observe things around them more keenly.

annabelle p

not most smart people are loners. they just want to be by themselves at times, like you and me who need some space and to be on our own for some reason or other.

jhall20032003

Many highly intellegent people suffer from Aspergers syndrome.

PG_13

yes
lonliness is one of my weakness.

Marvin the Martian

It depends, but mostly yes (until they become rich that is).

Most innovative people all started as people who were once teased or insulted about what they wanted to create. Look at Bill Gates, George Lucas, Albert Einstein etc. These people started as lonely children due to their intelligence and creativity because they are "ahead of their time".

But now, they are wanted because they are famous. Bill Gates was probably called geek day in day out --- now he's laughing his way to the bank.

People say I'm smart but I tend not to boast about it. The people that take pride in their talents are usually the one's who have no talent.

I hope that helped.

é»’ã„ã‚µãƒ•ã‚¡ã‚¤ã‚¢/Black Sapphire

Sometimes but not all the times, i guess. Maybe it depends on smart people's personality.

Silver Tongue

my wife says its because we tend to waffle on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on..........................

ericka

well, i don't know..
but i'm not a loner...*wink*

Olla

It Depends on the society they are in...
many palces consider smart people geeks or nerds..
also they can be shy, thinking they might outsmart somebody and embarss them..
but i know loadz of smart people and they not loners at all, they key is to be friendly and dont care what ppl think of you..

Mad Cow

People are only smart in certain areas, especially what they major in. But life is much more than that, go discover the world out there.

Top Cat

could be both, loners and 'popular' people

Ken

I think so. Some smart people think that they are somewhat superior than others thus spending time with the inferior people would be a waste of time. Other smart people have high IQ but low EQ, which is why they are reclusive introverts.

Not all loners are smart people and not all long answers are the right ones. =)

G Les

i dont think all smart people are loners... incase some of them are, they might focus only in one thing that material thing... i believe that if you have love in ur heart and satisfaction in urself ul be happy.

Kate J

Good question, and I will give you a star for it. I think some smart people think themselves above everyone else and choose to be loners, because they think themselves "better" and feel they can't relate to others. The truly smart person accepts the fact they are basically smarter than other people and spreads their knowledge and helpfulness to those less fortunate.

zero_newblood2000

some real smart people are lonely, because no one likes to be seen hanging around a smart person (no offense cuz im smart also) but that is my theory on y tat is..

write me an email sometime people..

johnny N

Have you been in the Philippines Felic...

If not you may not know this answer, but if yes, and stay a little and mingle with places of more people in....see this...

SMART people are really loner because most of the time they are confined to their cell phone...and they because locked in to SMART subscribed....and no need to go out or move around coz' just their Smart they can commics all around and even out of their world....as long as they have still the load....got me. But definitely, not necessarily LONER out with people, they are LONER with their cell phone subscribed lock to SMART, being most of their time....walking by the fingers...and close one ear.

...Now , the GLOBE people are definitely not SMART....specially those of little load to spread out unless some of his friends send to him/her loads via PASALOAD....got me....

In the Philippines, Smart people are usually LONER, BECAUSE if they choose to mingle most of the time with people specially in public places....

...they will encounter a lot of enterprising people strategically detailed by as racketeers...pick pocketeers, holduppeers, robbereers, kidnappeers, and most of all kotongeers (these most of the time are in their uniforms, blue, dark olive green, orange, khaki, etc, depending of what town or city you in)...so being Smart is a protection to your own life, money, and even dignity and lost of time (in hours, sometime more than half day)...

...Waiting inside the Precinct to let your complaint be acted and ready also your extra money if still you left in your secret belt...you need to dole out a bit to the attending officer to tell you , ...."Okey we have recorded it on the blotter book, and alert is called, leave us your number so we got in touch with you when we have some development" ...that is the end of your being SMART....in here.....got it???

...you're not getting smart man....coz you feel not going....

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