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Beyond the autism component. The effect of intelligence in social situations.
- Thread starter Neonatal RRT
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The awesome author, Italio Calvino, wrote a novella called "The Nonexistent Knight."
The premise was this - in an act of utter cowardice and betrayal, a knight (court of King Arthur) discards his armor and runs away.
The empty suite of armor, though, comes to life, and becomes the absolute paragon of Knight my perfection - perfectly honest, perfectly just, perfectly devoted to duty, etc.
Naturally, even the perfect Sir Galahad despise the nonexistent knight. Nobody likes perfection - they can barely handle the concept of "better than me."
The video reminds me of that.
The premise was this - in an act of utter cowardice and betrayal, a knight (court of King Arthur) discards his armor and runs away.
The empty suite of armor, though, comes to life, and becomes the absolute paragon of Knight my perfection - perfectly honest, perfectly just, perfectly devoted to duty, etc.
Naturally, even the perfect Sir Galahad despise the nonexistent knight. Nobody likes perfection - they can barely handle the concept of "better than me."
The video reminds me of that.
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Beyond the autism component. The effect of intelligence in social situations.- Started by Neonatal RRT
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