Hey Brainiac!

 You are offered a brain pill. Do you take this pill?

you are offered a brain pill. If you swallow this pill, you will become 10 percent more intelligent than you already are; you will be more adept at reading comprehension, logic, and critical thinking. However, to all other people you know ( and to all future people you meet), you will seem 20 percent less intelligent. In other words, you will immediatley become smarter, but the rest of the world will percieve you as dumber(and there is no way yo ucan ever alter the universality of that perception).
Do you take this pill?

This question is posed, unanswered, in Chuck Klosterman's book "Chuck Klosterman IV" and i found it a very intriguing question, becuase it all comes back to the age old question, what matter's more-what people think of you, or what you think of yourself?
It seems to me that the only way to survive taking such a pill would mean that you were content with your level of intelligence. Because if you were not, the frustration of always appearing less intelligent than you are could very well drive you insane. But if you were already content with your knowledge, why would you take the pill? it's a trick question isn't it? Because the only reason you might take it would be to become more intelligent, meaning that you were not already satisfied with your level of intelligence. Which might mean that such a person was insecure and wanted to prove to the world their intelligence, but this pill would have a reverse effect.Thus, taking this shortcut might seem a little silly. Considering an insecure person would just be made miserable by it, and one that was already content with their knowledge wouldn't need it. i guess this is why shortcuts often only lead to frustration. seems in this case it would be much easier to just learn it on your own.

i wouldn't take the pill personally. it would take the fun out of it.
what do you think?