Friday, November 04, 2016

The Brilliant Masses

The Brilliant Masses are composed of nothing less than the great many  people of our generation, the bright, the talented, the intelligent, the resourceful, and the creative - far too many of whom are operating at quarter-speed, unsure of their place in the world, contributing far too little to the productive engine of modern civilization, still feeling like observers, all feeling like they haven't come close to living up to their potential.  The Brilliant Masses are mostly intellectually motivated, so if they cross over and get involved, their commitment is conditioned on being respected, and conditioned on the minimum of unnecessary idiocy, and conditioned on winning/succeeding.  They like being cerebral.  In their tribes, it's cool.

Po Bronson, What Should I do with my Life?

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