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Every time I see posts like this I wait for all the 'this is me' narcasistic comments. If you think you are super smart, you should read Schopenhauer. He wrote about how most people vastly overestimate their intelligence and importance, calling vanity and self-delusion universal human flaws. He saw it as part of the reason why humanity fails to learn from history or act rationally—because everyone assumes they are the clever exception. Youare not unhappy because you are so smart.


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