Dear Log,
Me and some friends chatting about a serious condition to which you might know the cure:
Torgo X: [I describe a painful interaction with someone who makes a point of stating the obvious and waiting for people to recognize his brilliance.]
Slappy Morocco: "It's the MIT syndrome."
Torgo X: "What's 'MIT Syndrome'?"
Slappy Morocco: "Well, unfortunately, most smart people grow up thinking (correctly) that they're the smartest person around. So they tend to second-guess everyone around them. This becomes a problem when they start interacting with other smart kids. E.g., freshman year, MIT."
Cloneborg: "Yeah, and then they go to MIT, and are still as smart, but aren't the smartEST. But they're quite used to the idea that whenever they open their mouth, it's something which no-one else has ever thought of before."
Torgo X: "...and which will impress their professor and get them a gold star!"
Slappy Morocco: "And that's the MIT Syndrome!"
Cloneborg: "The arrogance of the average MIT student is boggling. It's like getting accepted to MIT was the achievement of a lifetime and everyone else should learn to understand that."
The question is, what is the cure? Suggestions
so far have included: pantsing, and jumper cables.
I was accepted to MIT but decided not to go as that must have been the year with the highest number of suicides in MIT history. Besides, it takes a smart person to know just how stupid and insignificant they really are...which doesn't describe about 99% of MIT grads. I think the class 'How to be an arrogant fucknut' is a 100 through 400 level core requirement in conjunction with 'If you tell people repeatedly and loudly enough just how brilliant you are they will eventually believe you'.
Re:death works :)
pudge on 2002-01-21T13:18:06
MIT's idea of comparative religions class is "Why We Are Superior To Normals."
Perhaps a delicious send-up would help reduce the egos of those haughty scamps!
Thanks, that was cool
Wodin on 2002-01-20T11:06:43
That site is actually really interesting. The juxtaposition of personal items with personalities and answers is neat.
