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Intimidating Intelligence

Is intelligence really that necessary? Isn’t it overwhelming?

Twisted Literature
3 min readFeb 2, 2023
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That’s the big question. Please listen carefully: Is intelligence a necessity or a surplus? It’s a billion dollar question so make sure you don’t get it wrong. I have no idea why but I certainly have the impression that we all crave for it — as if the more intelligent you are — the more superpowers you have. Isn’t that ridiculous? An absurd thought if you ask me.

It’s it the nº1 filter used to judge people. “Are you actually discriminating people? How dare you. Your an abomination to mankind. Please, for heaven’s sake, stop labelling people, I personally do not find this fair at all.” “Are you fit for the position or are you not fit enough?” Are we playing the game that we used to play as children? Is it “Where is Charlie” turned to reality?” We all want to recruit the most intelligent people on planet earth to change the world, to end world hunger, to control, to make profits, to change France, Italy, Vietnam, China, The United States of America or even Brazil while we’re at it. Why bother with all that?

Ladies & Gentleman, in this article, I shall prove to you that intelligence is not necessary at all. It is more of a handicap than an advantage!

We can learn so much from the animal kingdom. Don’t you think so? If it wasn’t for them, we- the so called humans, a derivative of the humanoids- would not even exist. The animals are our friends and if you do not agree with me, I’ll silence you to death. I’m being sarcastic but I still mean it!

“Tom, the rumour has it that one of the best animals to have survived well since the beginning of life is the jellyfish” affirmed John so diligently. “It has adapted so appropriately. It is so noble and has barely changed since the beginning of time. It is what I call stable yet progressive growth.” It’s a decent animal he screamed!

I am in love with the Jellyfish

And the reason is extremely straightforward: The jellyfish is a very simple animal. Dancing is within them. It’s like a ballet. Breath in-Breath out and they’re done. It’s like our hearts. Their heart is a ballet. And…

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