refuting intellectuals were geniuses and genuises intellectuals he posed this simple equation 

                                                                                                  intellectual = passionate

his cohort tacitly accepted his premise not that his acceptance or even agreement would enthuse him

but looking at the equation he said No

cohort asked No?

My equation is unacceptable I shouldnt have written it with an equal sign

If not an equal sign, what? 

This 

     and between the words he slashedstacked four equal signs one atop the other so that between the words it looked like a frenzied spider lashed the l and p with parallel hatching 

                                                                  Intellectuals are enthusiastically passionate

Equal just doesnt cut it

   You’re ridiculous. 

Am I 

      Im not an intellectual but I craveIm curious about things I need them like a junkie needs heroin Id suggest look at this he wrote the equation junkie = heroin  it doesnt emphatically reveal the tipped scale

You don’t think it is queer equating intellectuals with junkies, passion with heroin? 

No  not at all  

              No   Milk blood

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Neil Young  Needle and the Damage Done  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYY87VEQtRM