/lit/ - Literature

you're not
i assure you

>>16266738
You're asking /lit/ if you're a genius; think about what that says.

>>16266738

Are you bad at anything?

>>16266745
How do you know

>>16266750
What's wrong with it?

>>16266738
if you were a genius you would know.

>>16266738
What category?

>>16266762
You're asking a board consisting mostly of low-midwit """""readers"""""

>>16266763
Dat

>>16266738
id say its in the process. if you think you are relitively fair to yourseld about things on a basic conceptual and procedural level and reflective, you are probqbly wise. though wisdom and intellect are not necessarily the same thing.

>>16266790
tbf, if you are a retard you probably would be pretty sure you knew you were a genius too. i guess its more about being consistent in your analysis and knowing when you probably do not know.

>>16266738
Are you Edstrom? If yes then you are a genius. If not then no.

>>16266763
How? There must be a method to verify

The greatest artists, scientists, philosophers all had huge egos. So if you're not telling everyone you're a genius, you probably aren't one.

>>16266803
>consistent in your analysis and knowing when you probably do not know.
What you mean

>>16266738
You would have produced something worthwhile and others would be calling you a genius.

>>16266808
>>16266803
id say creating a criteria of geniuses and try to form a gestalt aspect of what that abstract essence is. then fairly apply it to yourself and see if you stand up.

>>16266770
Don't know

Does it matter?

>>16266817
If you read the biography of a talented writer and a mediocre writer, you'll see they nearly in all cases they followed a similar track. So I don't think just looking at life is enough.

>>16266822
Clearly not much of a genius.
Not to say you aren’t gifted in some way. I’ve no idea.

>>16266813
unless you have a basic idea of what is absolutely true, which is dubious for most things, especially in terms of non abstract philosophy, most of our knowledge appears to be in terms of “given x and y, z appears to be the case” rather than “x is absolutely true”. so its a balance of measuring these apearent likelyhoods efficiently rather than knowing a truth. or in orher words being a dynamic thinker who is able to explore different paradigms (including the possibility that one might be absolutely right)

Did any geniuses think they were dumb as a kid?

>>16266846
Why are women so compassionate in real life but mean over the Internet?

>>16266738
have you done something of note?
genius is does not refer to your intellectual capabilities - which is not something that can be precisely defined - but rather to your creation.
so, what genial work have you done?

>>16266858
shut the fuck up. you clearly have no idea of what are you talking about.

>>16266885
ok mom.

>>16266817
this is not "understand", by Ted Chiang

You find out after death in your literary/scientific/etc legacy

>>16266885
If you are not Edstrom then you are not smart.

>>16266873
I haven't done anything to be honest. But all geniuses started with blank slate right?

>>16266738
Do people tell you you're a fucking retard all the time? If so, good news! Chances are that your ideas are way ahead of their time, and people just can't appreciate your superior intellect. Dab on the haters and move on to new heights, Anon.

>>16266866
It’s all a part of my genius

>>16266905
but they weren't geniuses until they did something.
even a retarded neet in his mama's basement may be considered a genius if he finds the secret for, say, cold fusion.
now, if you have literature in mind, then you'll have to write, publish, and see.

>>16266932
But there are geniuses that were appreciated in their time

>>16266905
Mozart started composing at the age of 5. The clock's ticking, anon.

>>16266812

What if you're coy?

:3

>>16266738
You think of your great predecessors not as unreachable superhuman ideals, but as your peers. Also, you're exceptionally proficient at idea theft and reintegration.

>>16266738
When you no longer have to ask the question.

>>16266955
Van gogh also started drawing at 29

>>16266973
edgy answer

>>16266779
If this board is, in your mind, mostly "low-midwits" then what does that make you?

>>16266948
If you're marginally less dumb than a dumb person, he's still going to think of you as a genius. Praise isn't a good indicator of success, spite is.

>>16266965
>You think of your great predecessors not as unreachable superhuman ideals, but as your peers
Very important point. Tell me about yourself

>>16266866
>women
He doesn't know

>>16266866
Why are men so compassionate in real life and compassionate over the Internet?

>>16266738
Congrats! You are officially a genius. What are you going to do with this information?

>>16266762
>>16266738
If you have to ask, you're not

>>16268058
Wrong, if you have to ask you are, if you know you're a genius, you're not

>>16266770
What are the categories?

>>16268070
gay.

>>16268076
4u

>>16268074
Mathematical genius, musical genius, evil genius, sexual genius, etc. There’s a bunch of categories. Quite difficult getting one covered, very rare to see two or more types in one person.

>>16266738
She aged like milk.

>>16268091
>>16268070
ye. Becuase a geniuse a midwit and the retard could all do that. its more about if they carefully concider the fact fairly..

>>16268144
She’s 54. Had two kids.
Lets see you do as well after that.