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I have a relative like that. World reknowned physicist with a thirty year career at Nasa and US DoD, thick as mince in all other areas other than physics.
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thick as mince in all other areas other than physics.
I wonder if these people are just a bit thick, eccentric, or if they are smart enough to know that they are basically protected and untouchable due to having valuable skills that are in such demand so there is literally no benefit to them in engaging with 'lower level life' and attaining actual life skills.
tl;dr someone has to clean the toilet but it's not going to be them
Howard
Closer to home than that. Relative by marriage that is recognised as a world-class intellect & academic, and yet is so stupid that it burns.