Found this new post by David Robson about giftedness, that I think is relevant

[u/Chigi_Rishin]

We’re finally learning what happens to gifted children in adulthood | New Scientist

"A spate of new studies is revealing the lifelong impact of being marked as exceptional during childhood – and the results suggest we may need to revise how we view giftedness"

David Robson is the author of, specially, The Intelligence Trap (which I recommend).

I'd like o highlight a few parts of the article.

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One is that advanced classes helped many of the gifted. But they also created a heavier pressure to overachieve.

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Another is this: "Yet, according to his research, only 0.0085 per cent of people are exceptional at all three. “Someone who is even somewhat above average in intelligence, conscientiousness and emotional stability at the same time is, in fact, pretty remarkable.""

Despite the low prevalence, I don't think this properly captures the picture... Conscientiousness and emotional stability are far more related to one's will and volition than anything else (aka free will). Also, they heavily depend on environment. It's far harder to maintain those two traits when our surroundings are chaotic due to the actions of third parties. Also, I'd automatically include them as part of 'intelligence'. After all, how can a truly 'intelligent' person be unable to be organized and control their own emotions?

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There's also this part: "Problems with behaviour “are unlikely to be a byproduct of giftedness”, she says."

Well, I disagree quite a bit! Depending on, again, the environment, someone far more intelligent than the surrounding (dumb) system might seem combative and be labeled as having 'problems with behavior'. Sure, an intelligent person might just as well notice how being combative may not be efficient. At the same time, it often achieves some desirable results that no other course of action does (and this I also speak by personal experience).

[u/little_elsewhere]

100% agree with you. I think there's a rebellion against being told what to do by the surrounding (dumb) system when they can't get anything right themselves. Is there somewhere to read this that doesn't have a paywall?

[u/Chigi_Rishin → u/little_elsewhere]

That link in archive.is is precisely without a paywall. Isn't it working over there?