Arrogance ballooney
Heh had thought i'd be spending the next 3 days shooting at the range, but happens that i'm back camp already but will be spending the next 2 days at the range till midnight most prob.
Anyway i checked out Yahoo! Singapore as usual to see the local top hits and saw that its about Dawn, due to her recent exposure on the news i suppose. Had visited her webbie now and then when i was still using Xanga but stopped going after i switched over here.
There were various articles on her, commenting on her looks, lifestyle and what not, which i'm not interested in at all, not so ba gua... I chanced upon Xiaxue's entry however, and decided to drop in to have a look.
I'm so disgusted with the way she writes. Or rather the online personality she attempts to create. It was a post in response to accusations against her by the online community in defense of Dawn. Xiaxue did try to clear up the misunderstanding, but the way she lashes out at everyone was really YUCKS. Calling everyone morons and such, and claiming that she has a high IQ (148 i think she claims...) and asking ppl to take a qualified IQ test before trying to challenge her. >.<
Usually i'll just ignore such idiotic claims, but feeling peevish today.
i seriously doubt she has a IQ of anything above 120. Her supposed score probably came from those free internet tests. Judging from her posts, she lacks the vision that truly intelligent people have, the vision that sees beyond what normal people like her sees. Also, if u're smart, you would also know that even IQ tests from MENSA don't mean anything. Intelligence isn't defined just by how well you answer those "IQ" questions. Even if you were to get full marks for every exam in school it simply means you are better at studying than other people.
Everyone is intelligent, in many different ways. I hate hearing anyone say someone is stupid. Ok i do it all the time, but i don't mean it THAT way. Mine's just complaints i throw when i fail to pass on my understanding to others. Its MY failing, not theirs. So i'm the dumbass heh. But there are people who really feel and believe that they are better than others who are seemingly less capable in areas which society defines as being related to intelligence.
We are defined from childbirth it seems. A toddler who is able to speak when 1 yr old is smarter than someone who only knew how when 3. How true is that? Sure, scientists find that a majority of such cases are true. But that's still just a majority. Parents who keep scolding their children "you're so stupid" are the stupid ones. They judge their children based on the world's standards, comparing with other kids, and fail to see what their children are good at. Sure, he may not score full marks for his tests, but he always makes something for you in his Arts and Craft class even though you would dismiss it as a waste of time.
Everyone's definitely good at something, but the world defines what is WORTH being good at.
We are all good in different things so that we can work together like parts of the body to accomplish great things, for the good of everyone. Can you imagine if one day EVERYONE's child is a lawyer? We're gonna die of starvation cos no one wants to be a hawker. But of course, who would want their child to aspire to be a hawker and not a lawyer? But i really rather my child be an outstanding hawker than a half-fukked lawyer...
Marxism is a belief that man can do away with social classes and co-exist in harmony, each contributing in what he is good at, an ideal utopia. Communism came about from man's inability to put aside one's own pride and be humble in what he does best. Perhaps the only day a true Marxist society will exist is when Heaven descends upon us all ^^
Wow i've digressed quite abit haha... Just wanted to release some pent up frustration in the world we live in ^^
Anyway i checked out Yahoo! Singapore as usual to see the local top hits and saw that its about Dawn, due to her recent exposure on the news i suppose. Had visited her webbie now and then when i was still using Xanga but stopped going after i switched over here.
There were various articles on her, commenting on her looks, lifestyle and what not, which i'm not interested in at all, not so ba gua... I chanced upon Xiaxue's entry however, and decided to drop in to have a look.
I'm so disgusted with the way she writes. Or rather the online personality she attempts to create. It was a post in response to accusations against her by the online community in defense of Dawn. Xiaxue did try to clear up the misunderstanding, but the way she lashes out at everyone was really YUCKS. Calling everyone morons and such, and claiming that she has a high IQ (148 i think she claims...) and asking ppl to take a qualified IQ test before trying to challenge her. >.<
Usually i'll just ignore such idiotic claims, but feeling peevish today.
i seriously doubt she has a IQ of anything above 120. Her supposed score probably came from those free internet tests. Judging from her posts, she lacks the vision that truly intelligent people have, the vision that sees beyond what normal people like her sees. Also, if u're smart, you would also know that even IQ tests from MENSA don't mean anything. Intelligence isn't defined just by how well you answer those "IQ" questions. Even if you were to get full marks for every exam in school it simply means you are better at studying than other people.
Everyone is intelligent, in many different ways. I hate hearing anyone say someone is stupid. Ok i do it all the time, but i don't mean it THAT way. Mine's just complaints i throw when i fail to pass on my understanding to others. Its MY failing, not theirs. So i'm the dumbass heh. But there are people who really feel and believe that they are better than others who are seemingly less capable in areas which society defines as being related to intelligence.
We are defined from childbirth it seems. A toddler who is able to speak when 1 yr old is smarter than someone who only knew how when 3. How true is that? Sure, scientists find that a majority of such cases are true. But that's still just a majority. Parents who keep scolding their children "you're so stupid" are the stupid ones. They judge their children based on the world's standards, comparing with other kids, and fail to see what their children are good at. Sure, he may not score full marks for his tests, but he always makes something for you in his Arts and Craft class even though you would dismiss it as a waste of time.
Everyone's definitely good at something, but the world defines what is WORTH being good at.
We are all good in different things so that we can work together like parts of the body to accomplish great things, for the good of everyone. Can you imagine if one day EVERYONE's child is a lawyer? We're gonna die of starvation cos no one wants to be a hawker. But of course, who would want their child to aspire to be a hawker and not a lawyer? But i really rather my child be an outstanding hawker than a half-fukked lawyer...
Marxism is a belief that man can do away with social classes and co-exist in harmony, each contributing in what he is good at, an ideal utopia. Communism came about from man's inability to put aside one's own pride and be humble in what he does best. Perhaps the only day a true Marxist society will exist is when Heaven descends upon us all ^^
Wow i've digressed quite abit haha... Just wanted to release some pent up frustration in the world we live in ^^
posted by Justus at 3:11 PM
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have you read "Brave New World" (by Aldous Huxley) and "Animal Farm" (by George Orwell)?
Animal Farm yes, a long time ago. I know i'm not the first neither will i be the last... But i wanna DO something, somehow... Prob not write a book... Err... ^^"
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