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Checking on others comfort or thoughts. Looking out for their friends. Being nice to service staff. I measure intelligence based on how they treat people close to them. And how they treat people who they would gain nothing from.
Seems like the same answer I got when I asked about "good" people
Not for me, but for many people (especially on the internet) intelligence is the same thing as being good. I probably would have given a different answer for that if I saw the thread
Reasonable
Your turn! What do you consider an intelligent person? (This thread is Aristotle-coded BTW)
I'd echo some of the things said. Simple list would be, curiosity, knowing when you dont know/being able to admit it, ability to speak well (not necessarily tied to socializing but being able to communicate thought/ideas/theories easily), ability to explain complex topics in simple terms, speed in which you can learn new topics and ability to memorize information. The list definitely goes on but thats a pretty good summary of my thoughts.
Good answers, I hadn't considered social skills kind of are intelligence
Yeah I don't necessarily mean ability to be charismatic. Moreso just that they can communicate whatever their discipline of expertise is well.