How do you deal with irrationality?
systemtrigger: > Or am I crazy?
If you're crazy then I'm crazy too because what you have described I have felt in some form or another for a long time. You're definitely not alone and I think you're posing smart questions and yeah if I had some more time I would want to suggest to you that there are ways to channel your gift in an inspired direction.Look, what I really liked about Ayn Rand is her perspective on selfishness. She basically said Stop listening to altruism b.s. and be relentlessly selfish. If you "get" that then you grant yourself the freedom to architect your own future, your own world. So number one, you're the painter of your life's canvas and you owe it to yourself to satisfy yourself long-term. What should you paint? I say sketch it out at first. You're talking about being frustrated with stupid people: stop focussing on them. Avoid toxic people and spaces - cultivate your selfish world. And don't let anyone tell you that taking care of #1 isn't beautiful. It is. It's the only way I know after reading a ton of philosophy how to be happy. (And please no one should take this to mean screw over other people. It's way more fun to be loving, selectively.)Be honest and stay rational, righteous friend.