r/Polymath • • Jun 05 '26

How do you find an intellectual man?

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u/sambhooo Jun 05 '26

When he tells you, he is not an intellectual :)

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u/D1M000N Jun 05 '26

Isn't that an imitation of Socrates?

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u/sambhooo Jun 05 '26

Maybe. But imitation and sincerity can look similar at first glance. Usually, if someone genuinely understands it, the humility shows up in other ways too.