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40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are They talk about being an alpha male.

mediapunk , Wendel Natan/pexels Report

Final score:

148points

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Little Wonder 2 months ago

Alpha men are like Alpha software - not ready for public release, unstable and full of errors.

212points

J Anderson 2 months ago

Without hyperbole, that was one of the most mic drop comments I have ever read. Kudos. 👏👏👏👏

26points

Greenmantle 2 months ago

I love this... perfect description. I had some guy on reddit try to insult me by calling me a "beta male" because he couldn"t handle a different opinion/thought. I was incredulous that he thought the argument was about dominance and popular opinion over logic and solution

13points

WindySwede 2 months ago

and without any plan to have any upgrades! Or new upgrades that are just as error-y!

9points

MaximumKarmaSaint 2 months ago

As I've said many times before, I made something called the "Alpha Male Rule": If you call yourself one, you aren't.

7points

DutchPanda 2 months ago

Very... VERY well said

7points

Alexia 2 months ago

I'm definitely stealing this, as I have some self-proclaimed alpha males to deal with :))))

5points

Kit Black 2 months ago

OH MY GOD, Normalize this definition!

4points

Winter 2 months ago

Excellent way of putting it! That's a most accurate assessment! Thank you!

1point

Rachel Hendricks 2 months ago

If I could upvote this more, I would.

1point

Lyoness 2 months ago

Now that's a comment worthy of a ratio.

1point

Sinnon Dakota Riley 2 months ago

Oof-

0points

Ephemera Image 2 months ago

Ooh, can I steal this? Brilliant!

0points

Doctor Strange 2 months ago

I've mentioned this before, but I share this whenever this comes up. The 'alpha' concept that these idiots think they match does not exist. The study was based on wolves in captivity, not an actual pack. Its like studying prison behavior and thinking you understand humanity. In reality, the 'alpha' of a pack is the parents, and the rest of the pack their children. So the guy you see at the amusement park with the waistpack full of snacks, making sure his kids are happy and well fed, that is the truest Alpha Male you will ever meet.

16points

Ritchat 2 months ago (edited)

My new favorite thing is calling them "Alpha Müll"... which is German for "trash". :D

12points

BrunoVI 2 months ago

Funny thing: real leadership doesn't require informing other people that you're a born leader. If assertiveness is a gimmick, you're not being a leader, you're being an a*****e.

11points

Lemaire 2 months ago

I have teenage boys and I see the negative affect this alpha mentality can have. Even though they would not describe themselves as alpha and can recognize it for the idocy it is, it still affects them.

3points

ZuriLovesYou 2 months ago

Ugh, gross.

3points

Subaru645 2 months ago

Or claim they’re crazy

2points

Steve Sharpe 2 months ago

There's a whole lot of words and phrases that fall in to this same kind of category when you think about it. Like if you ask someone what they do and they respond with "I'm a carpenter", it's a pretty safe bet they could whip up some roof trusses, a staircase, or some kitchen cabinets without too much trouble, and do it well enough that someone would give them some money for it, enough to pay their mortgage even. However, if you wanted some new facia's, soffits, and a bit of decking in the garden but the guy turned up and said "I'm a 'professional' carpenter" or "I'm a 'qualified' carpenter", the fact they feel the need to reassure you of these things you haven't asked about generally indicates the statements are untrue.

1point

Schmebulock 2 months ago

If you have to tell people you are an alpha (even though it's not real) you are not one.

1point

Lena Flising 2 months ago

Wolves in captivity have alpha behavior, so alpha humans are probably in jail.

0points

EmAdoresHerKats🇮🇪🇩🇿🇵🇸 2 months ago

I'm sorry but 🤢🤮

0points

Kurt Ramsey 2 months ago

I agree, the whole "alpha" concept is idiotic. However, for every man claiming to be one is a woman saying she wants one.

-3points

Jon Stuart 2 months ago

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Tom Brincefield 2 months ago

Then they should stay away from the general public until they've improved to the point they are actually useful.

2points

Glenn Cuneo 2 months ago

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MastodonPristine8986 , Karolina Kaboompics/pexels Report

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Only use one source of news and believe it fully instead of looking across a number of different sources.

Final score:

135points

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Anne Nielsen 2 months ago

And points of view.

31points

lucid-waking , Suzy Hazelwoo/pexels Report

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Casual littering is one that gets me.

Final score:

129points

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ZuriLovesYou 2 months ago

This one is the worst!

25points

_90s_Nation_ , Liza Summer/pexels Report

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Instead of having a good point in an argument, they call you names and insult you.

Final score:

128points

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David 2 months ago

Our current presidential race comes to mind.

99points

TheGynechiatrist , Samson Katt/pexels Report

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Often wrong but never in doubt.

Final score:

114points

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cherry~ 2 months ago

I've noticed that people who are ignorant are often the most confident in their beliefs!

65points

Sylvaintheg , Taras Makarenko/pexels Report

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Kinda an oddly specific one, but people who brag about doing dangerous things and thinking they have the biggest c*ck in the world for it.

I had a coworker once who was bragging about the fact that he was going over 100 on the freeway that morning and my manager looks at him and says “you were going over 100 in your s**t car with your pregnant girlfriend?”

Final score:

107points

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CP 2 months ago (edited)

I had a coworker once tell me that when he gets mad, he gets in his car and drives over 100 mph to calm him down. I looked at him like he was nuts and he didn't understand he was doing anything wrong.

28points

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Absolute insistence that scientists are all lying because they are in the bag of government grants while Ignoring the three scientists who are Making three times money shilling for corporations.

gerryf19 , Pixabay/pexels Report

Final score:

94points

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Libstak 2 months ago (edited)

Claiming world wide conspiracles in health and science is a big one. It's also dangerous. Reality is there are millions of scientists and doctors combined across the globe. The idea that they would by a factor of hundreds of thousands be complicit in some diabolical plot just doesn't work.

66points

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Thinking that they know how everything works. Typically, from my own experience, the smarter someone is the more they admit just how little they actually know.

NightBoat86 , Zen Chung/pexels Report

Final score:

94points

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Savahax 2 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

25points

RollingTwenty21 , Tirachard Kumtanom/pexels Report

#10

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Not being able to distinguish facts from opinions.

Final score:

94points

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David 2 months ago

ooh. relatable. Have a relative who loved to say, "That's YOUR OPINION!" when they would be hit with a fact they didn't like.

48points

#11

Lack of curiosity.

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Final score:

87points

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Laughing otter 2 months ago

Should be much higher.

16points

#12

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Laughing or mocking people for asking dumb questions.

Intellectual humility is the only way we learn.

anon , Gary Barnes/pexels Report

Final score:

84points

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TheBlueBitterfly 2 months ago

Thete are no dumb questions when someone truly desires to learn.

42points

Dry-Criticism-7729 , Karolina Kaboompics/pexels Report

#13

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Sexism, racism, ableism.

And, even worse: The toxic assumption they have all the awareness they need and could never learn to do better.

A lack of awareness of your own privilege.

Final score:

77points

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cherry~ 2 months ago

Almost all insults are thinly veiled outlets for insecurity.

26points

jakeofheart , Chinmay Singh/pexels Report

#14

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Not being able to learn from mistakes. There’s a Chinese proverb that says that…

Smart people learn from their mistakes, but the really wise ones learn from other’s mistakes. When it comes to fools, sadly they (edit typo) do NOT learn from anyone’s mistakes.

As long as you can learn from mistakes, you are at least half as more smart than you really need to be to succeed in life…

Final score:

76points

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Alexandra 2 months ago

Mistakes are gateways to improvement.

26points

#15

They see the world in black and white. There is no nuance. No understanding of the other side of anything. There is only right and wrong; and conveniently they are alway on the side of ‘right.’.

canadianinkorea Report

Final score:

74points

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TheBlueBitterfly 2 months ago

It's always "us vs them" to those people, too.

27points

#16

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Hate people that don’t look/act/think like them, people who are cruel. Greatest telltale signs. People with low intelligence tend to show distain towards things they don’t understand, or that don’t fit their world view.

Chris210 , Timur Weber /pexels Report

Final score:

73points

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Libstak 2 months ago

It's a defensive mechanism to obfuscate any attempt at discovering their actual ignorance.

20points

dd68516172c58d63f802 , nappy /pexels Report

#17

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are They have strong opinions about topics they don't really even understand the basics of.

Final score:

70points

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David 2 months ago

Back in the 80s when people could canvas folks at the airport I got off my flight and passed a table where a lady was saying radiation was bad. (basically they were against nuclear power). I worked in nuclear power so I stopped long enough to ask her what kind of radiation she was talking about. She had zero clue. While I recognize there can be valid concerns, she literally knew nothing about radiation or even that there were different kinds. If you are going to try to influence people, at least learn the basics of what you are talking about.

48points

#18

Celebrity worship i.e. the Kardashians.

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Final score:

66points

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TheBlueBitterfly 2 months ago (edited)

People whose entire personality revolves around the worship of celebrities, or worship of anything trendy really.

36points

omg-its-bacon , cottonbro studio/pexels Report

#19

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are I feel like people who ride motorcycles without wearing at least a helmet have low intelligence.

Final score:

64points

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BrunoVI 2 months ago

Well, it's one way to achieve an intellectual disability.

43points

Murky-Fox-200 , Antoni Shkraba/pexels Report

#20

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are The inability/unwillingness to try understand someone else's point of view, and how their personal experiences contribute to that view. It doesn't mean you have to accept it, or agree with it, just try understand it.

Final score:

64points

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S Mi 2 months ago

I will say though, I will not entertain 'points of view' that limit human rights and dignity. I don't entertain bigots.

59points

#21

Repeating rhetoric, you have heard, but not being able to actually explain what it means.

RMN1999_V2 Report

Final score:

58points

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Pedantic Panda 2 months ago

Repeating rhetoric, you have heard, but not being able to actually explain what it means.

31points

idahoward , cottonbro studio/pexels Report

#22

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are No self awareness.

fckiforgotmypassword:

Self awareness is a pretty big one. There’s a lot of people I know that would hate themself if they were able to meet themself.

Final score:

57points

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keyboardtek 2 months ago

The opposite is too much introspection, self criticism, and self doubt.

16points

passthepeazzz , Moose Photos/pexels Report

#23

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are They think they're always right. Not curious / open to learning.

Final score:

55points

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Stephanie Did It 2 months ago

Not being willing to change or improve because "that's just the way I am and will always be"

10points

Alone_Stress1921 , cottonbro studio/pexels Report

#24

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are When they never questioned the beliefs they grew up with.

Final score:

52points

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TheBlueBitterfly 2 months ago

Or they never question ANYTHING that comes from a person in "authority" i.e. religious leaders, government leaders, parents, teachers. Questioning their statements or actions doesn't mean you immediately disagree with them, just that you want to know WHY before you follow them. Learn. Ask. Research. Think critically before reacting emotionally.

26points

freshprinceofponciau , Alberto G./flickr Report

#25

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are They tell you about the time they scored 450 in an online IQ test.

khanfusion:

Over my years of the Early Internet, it was always easy to spot to a pseudo-intellectual by how readily they dropped 200 or close to 200 as their score. Because they didn't know that's a ludicrous score to lie about.

Final score:

51points

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General Anaesthesia 2 months ago

"Person, woman, man, camera, TV"

48points

#26

Well I'm not sure you can reliably guage intelligence by just looking at behaviour, but people who try to get on the train while others are getting off score pretty f**king high in my book.

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Final score:

51points

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Solidhog 2 months ago

Same with lifts.

22points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#27

They don’t know the difference between their there they’re.

anon Report

Final score:

48points

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nottheactualphoto 2 months ago

And furthermore, to and too are two different words.

42points

#28

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are They don't just not take the time to listen to other opinions, they actively shoot them down.

EmmaDaBomb:

A lot of debates you see online are going to be people trying to yell over one another. Most of the time, people pick apart grammatical errors or things that they didn't phrase right and use it as the base of their whole argument.

An intellectual debate shouldn't include yelling. Hear another person out before disagreeing with them.

g_dawg_51 , Ivan Samkov/pexels Report

Final score:

46points

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cherry~ 2 months ago

I know people that will harass others for weeks on end for not agreeing with their message of "peace and love" - which, may I add, is usually some BS that is far from being peaceful or loving

21points

conspiracydawg , Karolina Kaboompics/pexels Report

#29

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are They have a hard time understanding how a concept in one context could apply to another context.

Final score:

46points

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Savahax 2 months ago

This is the definition of intelligence in my opinion

9points

#30

Thinking being louder in an argument means you are winning.

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Final score:

46points

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keyboardtek 2 months ago

Speaking louder is sometimes the only way to get heard over the constant unending stream of hate from the right wingers.

11points

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#31

They act like they are smarter than anyone else. They really believe they are. Flat out. No matter the education they have, they know more about any subject you bring up.

RedBluffCrazyGuy Report

Final score:

43points

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nottheactualphoto 2 months ago

A proper education - or even life experience - helps you to grasp how profoundly ignorant you are.

21points

#32

They get angry at seatbelt laws.

Ratmatazz Report

Final score:

42points

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Khavrinen 2 months ago

I get a little angry at the NEED for seatbelt laws. All the reasons people give for refusing to wear seatbelts sound pretty stupid to me.

12points

UnluckyCustard8130 Report

#33

They base their personality on political matters.

Final score:

41points

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TheBlueBitterfly 2 months ago

This needs to be much, much higher.

12points

bordercollie_adhd , LML 6768/pexels Report

#34

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are No critical thought. I knew a lady who got suspicious of the donkey charity adverts on TV because "if they're helping new donkeys, why are they still showing the old ones."

Final score:

38points

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cherry~ 2 months ago

Because the old ones were the ones that got helped, while the new donkeys are still being helped…! *facepalm*

16points

Fit_Huckleberry1683 Report

#35

Telling you how smart they are.

Final score:

36points

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lovemy suffolk 2 months ago

Where they went to university coming up in every single conversation. 🙄

14points

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#36

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are Not trying to figure something out before they ask for help/ no desire to learn.

blopp_boop , Yan Krukau/pexels Report

Final score:

36points

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Alexandra 2 months ago

There are people who are smart enough to realise that something is above their intellectual pay-grade. Yes, you can 'give it a go', but why would you if there is someone who has the answer already? You don't need to be reinventing the wheel.

20points

#37

Inability to process hypotheticals and the IF scenario. That's really the main development people have gone through intellectually over the latest handful of generations. We can entertain, not just what is, but what might be or what could've been. It helps us think in abstract ways that allows us to for example categorize information which is immensele useful in the types of tasks a modern society requires. It helps us with basic skills like arithmetic ("IF you have 5 apples and then remove two how ma--" "But I don't have 5 apples though"). One of the most important abilities it gives us is the ability to put ourselves in someone else's place ("How would you feel IF you were treated the way you treat others?" "I'm not, though").

GuitakuPPH Report

Final score:

35points

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Savahax 2 months ago

It means reflection and it's the final boss of intelligence. Very difficult to master and no, I haven't either. But being able to learn on reflection alone is a virtue

10points

#38

Repeating conspiracies they have not really researched. Because as someone that has, it's like the writer of most of them didn't think the logic of it to fill completion, so you run into a story with no purpose, ending, motive, or even plot. How a ton of them have to be believed in total isolation but this specifically they are willing to give the benefit of the doubt, not the reasonable or rational and educated argument.

OldNight6318 Report

Final score:

34points

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Sand Ers 2 months ago

Like insisting that there’s a Satanic cult sacrificing children in the basement of a preschool - a building on a solid concrete slab with no basement or a trace of evidence there ever was one.

24points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#39

People who "don't get" art or literature. *"It's just a picture/statue." "Reading is lame."*.

Tealeanna Report

Final score:

34points

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Stephanie Did It 2 months ago

People who actually brag about never having read a book or being unable to write and spell, then laughing about it. I'd be ashamed. (Talking about those who ignored their schooling)

35points

#40

Their entire personality is based off trendy identities based off Tiktok, Tumblr or Twitter.

B2utyyo Report

Final score:

31points

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Greenmantle 2 months ago

That's more of a psychological issue than a cognitive intelligence issue

8points

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#41

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are They can't tell the difference between arguing and engaging in constructive discussion. Also they get angry when you make them work there brain.

Final score:

18points

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Libstak 2 months ago

Their

45points

#42

When they make a claim and you ask for sources to how they reached that conclusion and they just keep saying look it up yourself the information is out there.

TooManyBrews Report

Final score:

18points

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reuben kift 2 months ago

OMG this! Don't make BS claims and then not back that s**t up. Even if it doesn't add up in the end or someone flags bad research or falsified data, at least admit you were wrong.

8points

#43

They pay for twitter.

conflan06 Report

Final score:

17points

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Savahax 2 months ago

They are on Twitter*

22points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#44

Not being able to put yourself in the other persons shoes and and understand why they may feel the way they do about the situation.

TOONSDAE Report

Final score:

16points

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ZuriLovesYou 2 months ago

I do this sometimes. I'm trying to get better.

3points

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#45

Believers of starsign mumbo jumbo.

Final score:

15points

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oktopus 2 months ago

As a Capricorn, a very practical star sign, I'm always amazed how people fall for this stuff.

30points

#46

If you go around assessing people's intelligence as if it was some videogame stat, you should be your own first suspect.

anon Report

Final score:

14points

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#47

They fall for simple scams.

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Final score:

13points

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Savahax 2 months ago

He said he was a PRINCE!

12points

SinisterDick , Mikhail Nilov /pexels Report

#48

40 Things That Signal Someone Is Not As Intelligent As They Think They Are No opinions, they simply absorb others opinions and way of thinking without context and make it their own, if you ask them why, they'll reply with idk.

Final score:

12points

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The Darkest Timeline 2 months ago

No original thoughts is more like it.

4points

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#49

People using talking points to sound smart, but miss the topic entirely.

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Final score:

8points

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Savahax 2 months ago

Ah yes, of course! That’s just classic *quantum recursion bias.* It’s when the photons in your brain resonate at a suboptimal frequency due to an overabundance of carbonated beverages, causing you to misalign your conversational vectors. Happens all the time. You’ll want to recalibrate with at least three memes and a Wikipedia deep dive on the mating habits of jellyfish to fix it. Trust me, I’m basically a neuroscientist.

13points

#50

Posting f**king arithmetic problems with basic order of operations s**t and claiming “oNlY gENiuSeS cAn sOLvE tHiS”

Hydrocoded Report

Final score:

6points

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David 2 months ago

The folks doing the original posts are not dumb, just the folks rushing in to correct them. It's a ploy to get comments and activity on an account and people continue to fall for it.

15points

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panther 2 months ago

Thinking that random people on tiktok and other social media platforms are credible news sources.

15points

cherry~ 2 months ago

I know a person that regularly used unfactchecked Twitter sources for debates and thought he was super smart for doing so…

7points

Breadcrumb. 2 months ago

Taking your kids out of public school, heaven forbid they learn critical thinking.

9points

CP 2 months ago

A lot of these describe Trump to a T!

8points

Emmy S. 1 month ago

To a T through a P

1point

Lara Verne 2 months ago

I met lady, who believed that pouring vinegar on the ground would change weather. She was also antivax, pro-Putin, anti-Ukraine, and and very loud about her beliefs. I was working with her and she would talk whole day, even when peoplev repeatedly told her that they're not interested in topics.

5points

GB 2 months ago

Aligning with MAGA

5points

Sand Ers 2 months ago (edited)

Rank and file magats are gullible, stupid, or both. Some on the second and third rank sycophants just below the exalted orange leader are dangerously intelligent. And it’s those people who have spent the last 4 years laying the groundwork to challenge the next election far more effectively than the last try. (Some OF, dammìt!)

2points

René Sauer 2 months ago (edited)

They answer to a joke comment (clearly marked as such) as if the poster was serious. I once posted under a video where a guy was pulled over because *gasp* he had his window down while driving: " Well, you don´t need to scroll your window anyway. You have AC. /s" And so many answered me like: " What are you talking about? You need to roll it down if you smoke, when your passengers farts, you want to throw something out. etc." so stupid... Not to mention some people on this very site here...

4points

Pencil McGovern 2 months ago

I once posted this a26.png meme in a thread that had evolved into some pretty complex advanced mathematics that went over most people's heads. The mathematicians laughed but others berated me saying I had no concept of the importance of math. I mean... really? Lol.

3points

Kay 2 months ago

I'll be down voted for this, but bad spelling and/or grammar. Of course there are certain exceptions (like dyslexics), but most intelligent people read, and when you read, you pick up the grammar and spelling.

3points

Roland Nijveld 2 months ago

People that have to make a reference to an American politician or political party.

3points

Lisa Delgado 2 months ago

Every time, even when the topic has nothing to do with politics. There's always that one poster.......

1point

reuben kift 2 months ago

Been guilty/will probably be guilty of some of these, but I'm trying to improve on this.

3points

The Darkest Timeline 2 months ago

At least you have enough self awareness to not just dismiss all of these as something you never do.

2points

ArcanaPanda 2 months ago

I consider self awareness and the understanding that there are areas in one's life where one would require improvement as a sign of intelligence.

1point

Savahax 2 months ago

Yeah man. I mean am I a specimen of human perfection? No. But am I at least trying to better myself and become a pleasant person? Also no

0points

StrangeOne 2 months ago

LOL This is all funny when you catch on that the list is comprised of average people who may or may not be as intelligent as they think.

3points

Panda McPandaface 2 months ago

Do I overestimate my intelligence? I don't know, maybe everyone does to a greater or lesser extent, but when I see some people on television I am almost convinced I'm a borderline genius.

2points

Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 months ago

People who need to be the loudest voice in the room. Always.

2points

ArcanaPanda 2 months ago

Unless you're in Texas, where you have to shout to be heard. I kid you not, I'm originally from there and I've found I've managed to relax my vocal cords significantly after moving away from there. It honestly sucks and I wouldn't be surprised if half the people still there are tired of yelling.

0points

Gandalf the Pink 2 months ago (edited)

Stephen Hawking once said "People who boast about their IQ are losers", and the arguably even more genius Joe Pera said about Stephen Hawking: "When Stephen Hawking cheated on his wife, she must have felt pretty sad. It was a terrible thing to do, and I don’t want to defend him, but try thinking about it from his perspective for a moment. He spends all day thinking about the universe and how big it is. How our star, the sun, is just one of dozens of stars in the galaxy, which is just one of dozens of galaxies in the known universe, all set against handfuls and handfuls of time. If one guy cheats on his wife, what’s the big deal? Thinking further down the same line of thought however, if we’re so tiny and insignificant, if you’re able to find one person in the entire universe who cares about you, why would you want to disappoint them?"

2points

LokisLilButterknife 2 months ago

MAGA still voting for a convicted criminal and rapist despite all the information and verified facts available online ...

2points

Janice 2 months ago

I can't believe the current story about immigrants stealing & eating dogs and cats. Yes, it is totally offensive and racist, but I think its hysterical that some people really believe it, and they do. Worse is those idiots have children.

1point

Ken Schroeder 2 months ago

Red ball caps...

1point

ConstantlyJon 2 months ago

Are from Ohio. (go blue!)

1point

George Costanza 2 months ago

MAGA hat.

1point

D. Pitbull 2 months ago

Instead of attempting/trying to learn/grow - they immediately invent a diagnosis (and I'm talking about people who honestly do NOT have a diagnosis, and are wholly against going to a doctor to see if they really have one) to excuse it.

0points

Liz The Biz 2 months ago

People who trivialise other people's problems or concerns because its not something they've ever experienced themselves.

0points

LovePsychos 2 months ago (edited)

The one that I believe someone is dumber than they think; they genuinely believe they are more intelligent than you calling you dumb but when you see their life, they haven't really achieve something that makes you go like "wow, that person must be really intelligent". Imagine constantly called dumb by someone that they don't even know a second language apart theirs. Okay Einstein!

0points

Sara Frazer 2 months ago

If they have a TRUMP flag/bumper sticker/hat/anything.....

0points

Schmebulock 2 months ago

Someone who constantly talks at a meeting usually to cover they don't know s**t.

0points

Gerald Monk 2 months ago

An American accent. I jest! Some New Yorkers are quite bright.

-1point

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panther 2 months ago

Thinking that random people on tiktok and other social media platforms are credible news sources.

15points

cherry~ 2 months ago

I know a person that regularly used unfactchecked Twitter sources for debates and thought he was super smart for doing so…

7points

Breadcrumb. 2 months ago

Taking your kids out of public school, heaven forbid they learn critical thinking.

9points

CP 2 months ago

A lot of these describe Trump to a T!

8points

Emmy S. 1 month ago

To a T through a P

1point

Lara Verne 2 months ago

5points

GB 2 months ago

Aligning with MAGA

5points

Sand Ers 2 months ago (edited)

2points

René Sauer 2 months ago (edited)

4points

Pencil McGovern 2 months ago

3points

Kay 2 months ago

3points

Roland Nijveld 2 months ago

People that have to make a reference to an American politician or political party.

3points

Lisa Delgado 2 months ago

Every time, even when the topic has nothing to do with politics. There's always that one poster.......

1point

reuben kift 2 months ago

Been guilty/will probably be guilty of some of these, but I'm trying to improve on this.

3points

The Darkest Timeline 2 months ago

At least you have enough self awareness to not just dismiss all of these as something you never do.

2points

ArcanaPanda 2 months ago

I consider self awareness and the understanding that there are areas in one's life where one would require improvement as a sign of intelligence.

1point

Savahax 2 months ago

Yeah man. I mean am I a specimen of human perfection? No. But am I at least trying to better myself and become a pleasant person? Also no

0points

StrangeOne 2 months ago

LOL This is all funny when you catch on that the list is comprised of average people who may or may not be as intelligent as they think.

3points

Panda McPandaface 2 months ago

Do I overestimate my intelligence? I don't know, maybe everyone does to a greater or lesser extent, but when I see some people on television I am almost convinced I'm a borderline genius.

2points

Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 months ago

People who need to be the loudest voice in the room. Always.

2points

ArcanaPanda 2 months ago

0points