[zebraflask]

I think the tenor of what you're trying to express is that smart kids shouldn't be abused for being smart. Not a controversial opinion.

Making them unnecessarily cut off from everyone else who isn't quite as "gifted" is worse, in a way. How is that kid going to get out of his/her bubble?

[Nasrudith]

The thing about "bubbles" is they are inherently normist based on population or status with nothing backing their actual validity. They are recipocial no matter how fucked up the objective differences are. "Man what kind of fucked up bubble are you in if you think burrying or burning your grandma instead of eating her is normal?".

To be frank we already let social norms over reason lead us into enough nightmares and stupid decisions - we shouldn't be encouraging them.

[spc476]

I was part of the "gifted crowd" from 5th grade (9-10 years old) up, and not all of my classes were of the "gifted" variety.