Are they compensating for their stupidity? Are they always on the defensive? WTF is it?
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Are they compensating for their stupidity? Are they always on the defensive? WTF is it?
Because empathy and social grace are themselves measures of intelligence, and while not inextricably linked to how well you spell or how quickly you can do math, they do all tend to go hand in hand to some extent.
I'm the biggest bitch I know and I'm pretty smurt.
They are the bitchiest because of their stupidity and the stupidest because of their bitchiness. People are frequently telling them that they're wrong and challenging their preconceived notions, which puts them on the defense and then they project that onto every other social interaction. Their inability to question themselves and see an appropriate time to revise their beliefs keeps them intellectually stagnant.
We all have moments when we're like that and we all have ways in which we don't allow ourselves to be challenged. Those who are the most defensive and closed off become the stupidest and bitchiest.
This is a fantastic point. It makes me think of every conspiracy theorist I've known or interacted with, as well as more than a few of the alternative medicine proponents. They have all struck me as people of modest intelligence who want badly to be an expert on something, and while the dozen years of college necessary to be a doctor or a physicist is beyond them, let alone the reliance on evidence, reading a few books on UFO landings or magnetic bracelets is not.Quote:
Originally posted by Zuul
Stupid people are too stupid to know they're stupid. They think they're geniuses, and are constantly exasperated by a world that doesn't meet their standards.
Yes, you see this all the time. There's a certain kind of person who simply can't understand that there are people who actually ARE experts on a subject, and that having read a couple articles in a popular magazine by a writer who dropped out of pre-med doesn't make you qualified to take on that expert.Quote:
Originally posted by OneCentStampThis is a fantastic point. It makes me think of every conspiracy theorist I've known or interacted with, as well as more than a few of the alternative medicine proponents. They have all struck me as people of modest intelligence who want badly to be an expert on something, and while the dozen years of college necessary to be a doctor or a physicist is beyond them, let alone the reliance on evidence, reading a few books on UFO landings or magnetic bracelets is not.Quote:
Originally posted by Zuul
Wow, you guys are brilliant. And all I wanted to know was why certain people don't read my emails, then send me bitchy emails back asking about something that was explained in the original email and then when I send ANOTHER email explaining the thing again, don't even say thank you.
It's the silence at the end that gets me. Can you at least acknowledge that you read the fucking thing this time?!
But seriously, I think you guys are spot-on.
This seems an appropriate place for STORMQuote:
Originally posted by Rube E. Tewesday
Watch at home when you have ten minutes for one of the best beat poems you will ever hear.
I have the same thing happen to me a lot, Sarah. I've gotten to the point where I use "Well, as I said...." which doesn't necessarily make them not be assholes, but it makes me feel better.Quote:
Originally posted by Sarahfeena
I've been thinking about using that tactic. Problem is, I'm a freelancer, not an employee, so I'm trying not to be as feisty as I normally would be. It's getting difficult.Quote:
Originally posted by MarsiliaI have the same thing happen to me a lot, Sarah. I've gotten to the point where I use "Well, as I said...." which doesn't necessarily make them not be assholes, but it makes me feel better.Quote:
Originally posted by Sarahfeena
The tanks in the US are full. Its a reserve thats been kept topped up since the mid-70s, much like in most other countries that have one.