The More Intelligent You Are The More Sadder You Are

[Nomad]

charles bukowski
According to Charles Bukowski, "sadness is caused by intelligence, the more you understand certain things, the more you wish you didn't understand them." While Charles Bukowski isn't an expert on mental health or a health professional and just an author, I think his statement is very true. The more intelligent you are the more sadder you are.
Do you think intelligence makes you sad?

 

[Hazel]

It’s an interesting idea, and Charles Bukowski captured a feeling many people relate to. But taken literally, it’s too simple.
Intelligence doesn’t automatically make someone sad. What can happen is that more analytical or reflective people tend to notice complexity, uncertainty, and uncomfortable truths more clearly. That can lead to more rumination or existential thinking, which sometimes feels heavier.