"Intelligence is really a kind of taste ...

... a taste in ideas."

Taste and intelligence! two key characteristics that often play as bonds for relationships.

We tend to attract and be attracted to like-minded people, to those with the same curisosity, taste, and 'intelligence' as us, and is that done consciousely or not? maybe a mix of both.

What is 'intelligence' anyway? Susan Sontag thinks it is just "taste for ideas". I usually see it as having curiosity and judgment, not taking any answer as-is. To be able to see the abstract and to inquire and ask about facts, to see them from other angles and to always ask, why? There are numerous studies and school of thoughts on the definition of it, but is 'intelligence' something we can improve on? benchmark and thrive for a higher level of it?

And as we move up the 'intelligence' ladder, do we have to adjust our relationships with others accordingly?

* Quote by Susan Sontag.