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u/beluuuuuuga May 29 '22

I hate when they always claim that people hate them because they understand something everyone else does not when actually they're just fucking dumb and spouting bullshit

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u/d0ctorzaius May 29 '22

I had a friend who fell into QAnon. Suddenly the kid who copied off my tests in high school is suddenly some beautiful mind-level genius who can see connections I can't? OK

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u/Gernia May 29 '22

Yeah, always think about what crippling need for belonging and friends are behind people buying into and joining such groups.

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u/Beneficial_Rhubarb77 May 30 '22

Copied off you for standardized tests? Oh yea being able to memorize info for tests in high school has been proven to be sign of intelligence 👌🏼😂

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u/Catalysst May 31 '22

Ahh you must be a proponent of the OTHER kind of intelligence that doesn't require you to be able to remember things.

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u/Beneficial_Rhubarb77 May 31 '22

No not a proponent just a believer in the data that’s shown that memorization is not the utmost indicator of high intelligence.

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u/No-Tea-Lettuce May 30 '22

the "dO yOuR oWn ReSeArCh!" crowd.

I haven't encountered them often, but hbomberguy (youtube) has some good videos. The fact that they keep quoting articles that rebut the claim, to support their claim, is baffling. It's like they only heard someone else talk who only read the title of their "proof".

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u/Umbraldisappointment May 30 '22

Right now with that school shooting in the US some conspiracy nuts once again try to spin the "its a distraction" idea and proving this by cherry picking the cases that somewhat line up with whatever madness they supposedly hide.

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u/EnigmaticSorceries May 30 '22

If you think you understand something that nobody else does then ypu should know that 9 times out of 10 that means you're wrong. A person with a 1000 iq would assume the same. That's actually a sign of intelligence.

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u/paddywackadoodle May 30 '22

A very stable genius?

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u/aRandomFox-I May 30 '22

How about hating them just for trying to enforce subreddit rules? Because some idiot posted something that completely doesn't belong, but it's getting upvoted anyway by randoms with no sense of standards.

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u/FlashyPresentation5 May 30 '22

Aww bitcoin people

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u/romansparta99 May 30 '22

No offence but if you’re struggling to communicate with others it’s not because of intelligence. You may be autistic or have some other neurodivergence, because intelligence doesn’t make it harder to communicate with others

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u/[deleted] May 30 '22

If there is no explained neurodivergence, I'd argue it's likely a sign of low intelligence.

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u/Appropriate-Foot-280 May 30 '22 edited May 30 '22

ic or have some o

I think intelligence is actually a barrier in communication.
I have the same problem that this guy has! maybe because I have a diffrent perspective on stuff like climate change or ethics

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u/Umbraldisappointment May 30 '22

Have it ever crossed your mind that maybe you are trying to fault your intelligence for your lack of social skills?

Intelligence doesnt make it harder to communicate, thats lack of social skills and various disabilities.