The author is a classic case of a smart person who has not quite cracked how humans work and why and is as a result frustrated.<p>The psychiatrist did what he&#x2F;she did to cover their own ass. Those questions are mandatory procedure and if someone is potentially going to hurt themselves and you knew and decided &#x27;ah probably not&#x27;, then it is YOUR fault. Nobody&#x27;s going to take that chance.<p>That&#x27;s simply knowing how the game works - the same way you&#x27;re supposed to pretend you&#x27;ve gotten along with every workplace you&#x27;ve ever been in during an interview to avoid raising red flags. There are many many more examples of unspoken social rules you simply have to learn.<p>Being smart has the advantage of having the capacity to catch up and make up for traits you naturally aren&#x27;t good at. An average person does not have that luxury - if they&#x27;re born unattractive, they have almost no way to overcome that as one simple example.