What if you are ahead of times

Genius has a problem ! He has no reference set !
Let us see how. If you are a learned man and you are better than some individuals in a skill or knowledge you naturally disregard or challenge them and expose them to a deeper aspect of that skill or knowledge.
That group then considers you leaned and places you in a higher league of ‘ learned’. So now you have another group of reference. You challenge them as well and then you are considered in yet another evolved league of learned. You go on doing this till you are considered one amongst the best.
So now you are amongst the best few. Now you get to be the best amongst the best. This sequence looks good because each group of people could understand that you are slightly better than them and therefore consider you in a better league.
But what happens when you are a genius! You demonstrate a view or a knowledge or an aspect that is miles ahead to the various groups and nobody can understand because you are not just a shade higher but have a huge gap between what the groups can comprehend and what you are.