Teen prodigy commits suicide

[Alexander]

Even when exceptionally talented or intelligent people don't actually kill themselves, they often act out extremely self-destructive behavior. Look at Mozart, Bird, Bud Powell, etc. There's a fine line between genius and madness, I think. This kid might have been straddling that line for longer than anyone could have imagined. I also imagine that the pressure of being so accomplished and adored would cause anyone to break...

[.:.impossible]

The New Yorker article does point out the difference, sometimes vast difference between intelligence quotient and emotional quotient.

Too often, EQ is not considered with the same weight as IQ.