Smart Guys/Gals - People who try way too hard to look smart

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I've always assumed that if somebody calls me smart, they think I'm a barely functional r.etard who needs to be congratulated for the most basic shit, because that's all I've ever done.
 
I read war and peace one time and I don' remember shit except some kids superglue'in a drunk guy on a bear or something and it was boring as shit.

Then later I read a Highlights comic that said Goofus washs his ass with soap first then his face. Gailiant does the reverse.

The highlights comic not only improved my life, but was quite possibly the most informative comic ever made.
 
Aristophanes said:
Exactly. There's also a lot of overlap with incels/MGTOWs, and to a small extent the conspiritard circles.
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Should we make a thread on MGTOW/Incels or there one already?

PsychoNerd054 said:
I'd personally agree that they should learn to get off this shit at a young age by facing the consequences if it weren't for one thing. Nowadays, people are fed this idea that they're special just for who they are. I just can't see kids changing like that nowadays just from being called a "faggot", especially when they have such liberal parents. Instead, the parents will go on about how awful the school is because one shithead messed with their snowflake.
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What if the kid that called their kid a faggot was black?
 
When I was growing up, the only kids who took IQ tests were the ones with behavioral problems or developmental issues, to see if they should be sent to a special school or flat-out institutionalized.

Telling people your IQ is like telling them the results of your AIDS test; why did you need to get tested to begin with?
 
IQ is the second most important measure of a human, besides the size of his or her dick. In the absence of a huge meaty 10 inch beefpole, the next best thing to brag about on the internet is your ability to take IQ tests. This runs directly counter to displaying actual achievements or things that can be used by other people, and for good reason—letting people know you have a high IQ tells everyone else in the room "hey, you shouldn't underestimate me, because I can build a rocket out of twigs and a rock and escape from you in minutes".

so as someone with an extremely high iq and multiple diploma mill degrees I
 
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Cosmos said:
  • Most homeless people live in cities. What are they supposed to hunt, rats and pigeons?
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Slightly off-topic but I have read a couple, eh, "memoirs" of people who were homeless for a period of time detailing procurement of food, etc. Pigeons are apparently a really easily catchable, fairly safe food source. One guy says you can basically catch as many as you want and they will never twig to you being a threat, split them open, check how their guts look. If it looks suspicious, toss it and catch a new one.

That said, suggesting the homeless go around hunting food en masse like we were living in some Escape From New York-esque postapocalyptic wasteland is pretty fucking hilarious. Shows just how out of touch with reality some of these people are. "LMAO JUST GROW SOME CARROTS YOU FUCKING LOSER INSTEAD OF SITTING NEAR THE SUBWAY ENTRANCE"
 
Phil Ken Sebben said:
No I can confirm this is pretty much on the button. When I was young, stupid and felt that I had something to offer the world I went to join MENSA. In my mind I was thinking that I'd have interesting conversations on deep subjects and hopefully meet some slightly nerdy librarian type girl for fun and games. Passed the tests, got my pin and membership card and went to my first meeting. The term "fat neckbeards" hadn't been invented yet but that was what the room was filled with. There were a couple of people that were socially awkward, others that pretended they weren't by acting all crazy and that was about it. A total sausage fest. And conversation fell into three categories. Magic: The Gathering and other card based games, D&D and other role playing games and Star Trek.

I went to another meeting a couple weeks later, it was the same group and then stopped going including not paying my membership dues next year.

The solution? Don't even bother testing. Unless you happen to like any of those rather narrow subjects.
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I know this'll likely result in more powerlevel for you if you choose to answer me, but I'm genuinely curious to know what you scored on that test.

It's okay if someone asks, right? (rarely happens, too!)
 
Varg Did Nothing Wrong said:
Slightly off-topic but I have read a couple, eh, "memoirs" of people who were homeless for a period of time detailing procurement of food, etc. Pigeons are apparently a really easily catchable, fairly safe food source. One guy says you can basically catch as many as you want and they will never twig to you being a threat, split them open, check how their guts look. If it looks suspicious, toss it and catch a new one.

That said, suggesting the homeless go around hunting food en masse like we were living in some Escape From New York-esque postapocalyptic wasteland is pretty fucking hilarious. Shows just how out of touch with reality some of these people are. "LMAO JUST GROW SOME CARROTS YOU FUCKING LOSER INSTEAD OF SITTING NEAR THE SUBWAY ENTRANCE"
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Tbh, the best way to get food is hanging around outdoor restaurants and sniping food from peoples plates after they've "finished". People are wasteful af.
 
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Varg Did Nothing Wrong said:
That said, suggesting the homeless go around hunting food en masse like we were living in some Escape From New York-esque postapocalyptic wasteland is pretty fucking hilarious. Shows just how out of touch with reality some of these people are. "LMAO JUST GROW SOME CARROTS YOU FUCKING LOSER INSTEAD OF SITTING NEAR THE SUBWAY ENTRANCE"
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Seems like a win-win. Drive down the population of vermin, and feed the homeless. When the vermin die off, so do the homeless. I can't think of a downside to this at all.
 
Deezy said:
ooof my SIL married one of these. dude's a fat balding neckbeard who could not argue his way out of a donut hole, but still has a superiority complex that is tbh as grating as it is funny.

anyway, I rarely see IQ bragging in the wild, but I do see an awful lot of humble-bragging about degrees either earned or being earned.

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I seriously question some graduate degrees. When taking some liberal arts classes there would be a few people in the same class taking it as a graduate level course. The only difference was they usually had to write 2-3 more papers and there work would be "graded on a higher standard". But they would still end up working with the undergraduate students on group projects and nothing they did or talked about seemed any more difficult then what was required for the undergraduates.
Outside of school getting to interview possible interns is a highlight of the year. You can immediately spot the ones trying to look smart. They will put down that they can program in any language they have ever just copy + pasted a script for. When pressed about what actual projects they have done they never did anything outside of what was required for a class. Most had just memorized the equations and were incapable of explain the how or why something was done. The easiest way to weed them out is to ask what they would do if a co-worker came to them and said they needed a way to trigger something on a two second delay for a one off project. Most say they would design a circuit and some will even begin to design in right there. Others ask how much time they would have to do this or say they would ask their manager. In reality the answer is to go get a timer from inventory.
 
Phil Ken Sebben said:
That's nice.
No I can confirm this is pretty much on the button. When I was young, stupid and felt that I had something to offer the world I went to join MENSA. In my mind I was thinking that I'd have interesting conversations on deep subjects and hopefully meet some slightly nerdy librarian type girl for fun and games. Passed the tests, got my pin and membership card and went to my first meeting. The term "fat neckbeards" hadn't been invented yet but that was what the room was filled with. There were a couple of people that were socially awkward, others that pretended they weren't by acting all crazy and that was about it. A total sausage fest. And conversation fell into three categories. Magic: The Gathering and other card based games, D&D and other role playing games and Star Trek.

I went to another meeting a couple weeks later, it was the same group and then stopped going including not paying my membership dues next year.

The solution? Don't even bother testing. Unless you happen to like any of those rather narrow subjects.
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Can confirm, and I even dabble in MtG. I lack a sausage, though, and I'm of the firm opinion that a woman should know her place. In my case, that was in a room far, far away. One not filled with buncha smug neckbeards.

I recall MENSA in my country having some kind of Internet forum where members and, um, admirers/wannabes could congregate to talk about all the deep shit. I only visited a couple of times, and they did have some interesting discussions, but mostly it was just condensed ackchyually and people asking how to ace the test.
 
Cracker Jack said:
I recall MENSA in my country having some kind of Internet forum where members and, um, admirers/wannabes could congregate to talk about all the deep shit. I only visited a couple of times, and they did have some interesting discussions, but mostly it was just condensed ackchyually and people asking how to ace the test.
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Mensa is for gay faggots.
 
We could use less humblebrags/powerlevelling in this thread for making fun of people who think they're very smart. If you have to preface your post with "as a person with [high IQ/mensa/4.20 GPA]", you're already missing the point.
 
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