Re: smart people doing stupid things

On 5/17/2024 5:04 PM, Don Y wrote:

If you've ever met an /idiot savant/, you'd see the effect.  Ask him
to tie his shoe or sing a song and behold the blank look...

I am, of course, exaggerating.  The point being that his "skillset"
is typically extremely narrowly focused and, beyond that, he may
be largely incompetent (often requiring some other person to
ensure his existential needs are met).  He can't EXTEND his
skillset as one would assume "intelligence" would allow.