Most of the guys bitching about high IQ were too mature for their age intellectually so they were alienated from all their peers as children and young adults. This can worsen an already latent case of introversion and spur on a misguided case of misanthropy and generalized resentment.
Upon adulthood these kids (might) wake up to realize that being smart is not an advantage, they have absolutely no game or social skills to speak of, and it's going to take them a few years to catch up to their peers in terms of social skills (math, physics, all that shit simply does not correlate into the "real world" of interpersonal relationships).
They will catch up if (and this is a huge if) their naturally fragile egos can cope with the serious blows to their self-identity that naturally comes with rejection - especially if one has never really risked rejection before. Ego injuries over time can create a robust sense of self-esteem and confidence that they can't begin to understand.
That's generally why the most intelligent players are late-bloomers, their peers had to catch up to them in terms of maturity level - then the intelligent guys had to catch up in terms of basic (and more advanced) social skills. If they've never acknowledged their own needs for social skills and remain dishonest to themselves they inevitably develop some kind of narcissism.
Upon adulthood these kids (might) wake up to realize that being smart is not an advantage, they have absolutely no game or social skills to speak of, and it's going to take them a few years to catch up to their peers in terms of social skills (math, physics, all that shit simply does not correlate into the "real world" of interpersonal relationships).
They will catch up if (and this is a huge if) their naturally fragile egos can cope with the serious blows to their self-identity that naturally comes with rejection - especially if one has never really risked rejection before. Ego injuries over time can create a robust sense of self-esteem and confidence that they can't begin to understand.
That's generally why the most intelligent players are late-bloomers, their peers had to catch up to them in terms of maturity level - then the intelligent guys had to catch up in terms of basic (and more advanced) social skills. If they've never acknowledged their own needs for social skills and remain dishonest to themselves they inevitably develop some kind of narcissism.