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I was wondering if all good writers are above average in intelligence. Can you even be a good writer if you're not of higher intellect? Don't mean to sound snooty about it but for some reason I get the strong impression that good writing requires keen insight and... well, more mental... capacity?
 

dottie

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I was wondering if all good writers are above average in intelligence. Can you even be a good writer if you're not of higher intellect? Don't mean to sound snooty about it but for some reason I get the strong impression that good writing requires keen insight and... well, more mental... capacity?

Good writers, definitely... who is going to waste time reading something from someone they'll never learn anything from? That's kind of the point, aside from entertainment. Even writing for the sole purpose of entertainment needs to be convincing, so these people have to be knowledgeable on many levels. It's not snooty, just the name of the game.
 

MollyBeGood

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I have always felt like an animal in captivity. No matter how far away I get there are always cages forming around me, trapping me in and making me do all of the things they, wild animals, do when they are not free. They pace, they develop manic behaviors and do things like pull all of their fur out or become highly aggressive. They refuse to reproduce under those unnatural conditions and detest their captors.
I really love the video series that shows the earth devoid of humans and the animals taking over.
 

Lavinialuna

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I have always felt like an animal in captivity. No matter how far away I get there are always cages forming around me, trapping me in and making me do all of the things they, wild animals, do when they are not free. They pace, they develop manic behaviors and do things like pull all of their fur out or become highly aggressive. They refuse to reproduce under those unnatural conditions and detest their captors.
I really love the video series that shows the earth devoid of humans and the animals taking over.

Do you feel that way about being in the world, or being in your own skin? For me I always felt like a stranger in my own body.
 

MikeyC

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I have always felt like an animal in captivity. No matter how far away I get there are always cages forming around me, trapping me in and making me do all of the things they, wild animals, do when they are not free. They pace, they develop manic behaviors and do things like pull all of their fur out or become highly aggressive. They refuse to reproduce under those unnatural conditions and detest their captors.
I really love the video series that shows the earth devoid of humans and the animals taking over.
Hope you're okay. PM me if you need to.
 

springk

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I feel so unattractive. I was never a pretty one. But it feels so odd when people associate physical makeup / features with a person's worth. A beautiful face is all that matters to many people , yes the person's merit and values are important too, but having a pretty face attracts first. May be its is natural.
 

Graeme1988

Hie yer hence from me heath!
Ticketmaster 're a shower o' c*nts!! How in the f**k dae concert tickets sell oot in less than a minute, eh...?

Bring back the days when ye hud tae sit ootside the venue question freezin' clackerbag off tae get ticket tae see yer favourite band playin' live.
 

Graeme1988

Hie yer hence from me heath!
I feel so unattractive. I was never a pretty one.

Don't talk pish! Ah was never the pretty one, either - and yet ah get called handsome from time to time. Me? The big, fat, hairy, Scottish bugger wi' a bushy beard. Ugh! Pass the sickbag would ye? Ah'm gonnae boak!

But it feels so odd when people associate physical makeup / features with a person's worth. A beautiful face is all that matters to many people , yes the person's merit and values are important too, but having a pretty face attracts first. May be its is natural.

Ah fin that weird anaw. But, it's the first thing people notice and make a judgement on. Then yer appearance can be used tae comment on yer personality or lifestyle choices, especially by those who don't know ye that well.

Seriously, when ah was 14, ah look like yer typical junkie. Oh aye! The tracksuit, the crucifix earring, the designer stubble, eyebrow pierced.

Sorry, ah cannae say anythin' tae make ye feel better. Other than there's more tae you than what people see on the outside
 

Ithior

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My last unemployed/not studying friend started working today. I'm now the only one not doing anything with his life. I'm waiting for a response on a job interview that should arrive in the next few days, but even if I pass it I would have to pass two other rounds (a test and another interview), which seems unlikely. I'm doing an online course but everyone sees that as not doing anything since you're not actually enrolled in university nor working.

I guess I feel left behind or something, though I'm aware it's my fault. I knew this would eventually happen when I decided not to go for a master's a year ago.
 

Lavinialuna

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My last unemployed/not studying friend started working today. I'm now the only one not doing anything with his life. I'm waiting for a response on a job interview that should arrive in the next few days, but even if I pass it I would have to pass two other rounds (a test and another interview), which seems unlikely. I'm doing an online course but everyone sees that as not doing anything since you're not actually enrolled in university nor working.

I guess I feel left behind or something, though I'm aware it's my fault. I knew this would eventually happen when I decided not to go for a master's a year ago.

Don't get discouraged, keep your chin up :)
 
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