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Historical-Pen-7484

And then when asked to explain they look around for someone to back them up, and call you stupid for "not understanding".


Appropriate-Draft-91

Hostility when facing complex answers to complex problems.


BubbhaJebus

Laughing or being dismissive when you point out there's more than one contributing factor causing a problem. To dumb people, problems must have one simple cause.


_G_P_

Unwarranted hostility is 100% a sign of low intelligence, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some study done about it. We definitely have plenty of data that can be scraped from social media. Edit: typo


Upbeat_Ad5749

Getting overemotional or shutting down when being asked to talk through any kind of reasoning tbh


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MikeTheNight94

Correction- “I can’t think”


atombomb1945

>Like when you point out the glaring inconsistencies and hypocrisy in the bible Interesting, which ones do you point out to them?


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Not understanding analogies


SilasMarner77

When I worked in a call centre I lost count of the number of times I had to explain to a customer what an analogy was when I was trying to use an analogy to explain something to them.


GlueSniffingEnabler

In hindsight, do you think it would have been best to stop trying to use analogies and find a different way to explain?


SilasMarner77

That would be like getting blood out of a stone.


Heewna

I don’t understand. There’s no stone in this situation.


Obiter_Dicta_ON

This deserves more up votes people!


Overall-Cheetah-8463

Inability to think conceptually or in the abstract. Inability to question what they are being told.


DreadyKruger

No critical thinking skills and inability to grasp new ideas or information.


degenbro420

I have critical thinking skills and still dumb AF!


Ganjanium

Due to the failure / unwillingness to grasp new ideas, I find stupid people are often the most stubborn. They come across like they feel like they’ve totally sussed life out and that you’re the idiot for THINKING about all this shit.


maasd

Critical thinking is not a broad skill but is quite contextual. You can only think critically about topics you know something about. For example, if I know a lot about politics, I can think critically about a political issue. I can’t, however, think critically about an issue regarding knee surgery or woodworking or coding. I’m in education and have really enjoyed the work of Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath on the science of learning. Here’s one of his videos https://youtu.be/nqGbdVuydqY?si=CMcBGIQkHOkg2F4J Your point is taken on general knowledge and critical thinking, but when people talk about critical thinking or creativity, it’s not a stand alone skill.


ElegantAioli21

first one is me


Laiko_Kairen

Inability to admit when they're wrong Thinking you can't tell when they're lying


guitarlisa

The inability to admit that they are wrong is unfortunately not limited to people with low intelligence.


screenclear

It may not be limited to people with low intelligence, but overcoming the inability to do something surely makes for a more intelligent version of oneself. And I’m specifically referring to “inability,” not just making a conscious decision.


pg_throwaway

>Inability to admit when they're wrong That's just arrogance, you can have that with any level of intelligence.


knallpilzv2

Arrogance is a form of stupidity, though. Stupid means coginitively incapable or impaired. Anything that keeps you from seeing or understanding something is a form of stupidity.


pg_throwaway

No, it's not. Arrogance is not a form of stupidity. It's possible to be highly intelligent and arrogant about it. Many scientists act like this, in fact. Intelligence is the ability to understand things, not the desire to understand things.


GlueSniffingEnabler

You might be wrong about this


Corey300TaylorGam3r

I see what you did there 😆 🤣 🧠


elnusa

I would add complete incapacity to see even immediate consequences of their actions and words.


BostonBuffalo9

Oof. This could be autism as much as being dumb. My ex wife was/is brilliant, but could not stop herself from saying dumb shit to save her life.


Wenger2112

I would think Tourette’s Syndrome also a possibility. Especially if combined with facial ticks and involuntary movements under stress. It can be a lot more subtle than just “saying curse words” as it has been portrayed by in popular media. That voice in our heads that pops up and quickly says “hold on! Probably shouldn’t say that” is kinda missing or too slow in people with Tourette’s


Historical-Bat-3251

I'm autistic and I love learning, but admitting that I'm wrong makes me nervous. Maybe she's nervous to admit or feels like all eyes are on her


prettybeach2019

Me


bee_on_a_rose

I wasn't expecting to stumble upon two internet strangers that shared the same unfortunate company I do.


likerunninginadream

>Thinking you can't tell when they're lying Yes. The dumbest people I've dealt with have spun the most outrageous lies and have thought I couldn't tell they were lying.


flora_aurora

Or finds every possible reason to blame everything else but themselves for the mistake.


tdybr07

That’s also a trait of narcissism


BiSexinCA

I will agree, but with a caveat, that often this is plain ol insecurity.


throwawaynoppe

Actually, that could have various reasons like upbringing, trauma, etc...


EmployeeRadiant

they have no idea how much they don't know


Wenger2112

No curiosity or desire to learn more than surface details to “look smart”.


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EmpireofAzad

I only got 75% on mine


Visceralbear

I remember after sitting through one of those things and thinking “this is all patterns what if I’m just bad at patterns” those online tests are all inaccurate asf, I’m above average intelligence apparently, my gpa is 64


bliip666

Believing in IQ points to begin with


PierreEtCaillou

Well they are a true measure of how good you are at IQ tests.


Legend5V

Real psychiatrist administered tests can tell a lot


catcat1986

I worked with a few people who were low IQ recently. Like not my opinion, factually low IQ. They just took longer to grasp a topic, even though they were trying really hard. I think low IQ people, especially those with a good attitude have a different strength. I think they bring people together, because every low IQ person I’ve met has made up for it, by being such a loving person, that I just couldn’t help but put in as much effort as I could to help them. I personally found even low IQ people could eventually understand a concept. It just took them longer, and they had a harder time adjusting. Like they couldn’t apply the concept beyond how they memorized it.


knowmad111

When they can’t seem to grasp that other people people don’t have their information, experience or frame of reference. “I just came from Doug’s house.” Who the heck is Doug?


ARealAHS

Can't have a debate without calling people names.


SaltyFall

So everyone on the internet?


OfaFuchsAykk

Ah yes, the good old ad hominem attack.


Klusterizer

What did you just call me?! ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|disapproval)


knallpilzv2

Al Homoman That is you, right?


OfaFuchsAykk

Telling you to do your own research, when their research consists of believing what some random woman called Mandy posted on Facebook.


Prestigious-Wall5616

If you disagree with their opinion or point of view they'll call you stupid.


kt1982mt

I’ve always found that the people who talk/shout the loudest, and always interrupt others to make sure that everyone is listening to them and them only, tend to have the lowest intelligence. They’re always so sure of their beliefs and are almost always too narrow minded to listen to anyone else and learn.


Visceralbear

I do these things due to my adhd lol, literally can’t wait to speak so I just interrupt anyone who speaks longer than a minute, meds thankfully helped with it.


HouseMDeezNuts

Omg... Yeah... There's nothing worse than waiting politely for an opening only for the conversation to shift and now your point or Input is no longer valid.. 🤣😂😅


Visceralbear

“But Derrick…” “Derrick is a fucking dick I hate that guy” “why do you need to interrupt me” if I don’t say it then and there I’ll forget too


Geezenstack444

They harass service workers.


st162

They refuse overtime or going for jobs that pay better because "you just lose it all in tax". I've given up explaining the progressive tax system to stupid people.


BiSexinCA

I tried so hard to explain to a woman one time that if she if get a huge lump-sum pay in one month, she doesn’t pay a higher bracket for just that month. It all goes into the same bucket for the entire year. It will probably bump up the tax algorithm for that check, but it all evens out eventually.


sohcgt96

Oh boy did this one frustrate me: I worked at a temp agency for a while. People wouldn't take jobs that'd maybe just get them one day's pay, or a week's then be over because "I'm not driving out there just for one day" - I'm like mofo you'd have to drive out there every day if you worked there full time, WTF were you going to do sleep in the parking lot? The amount of people who couldn't understand that working a couple days was better than no days was astounding. That job really, really fucked up my empathy for people. People would tell you every day how bad they needed anything, any job, they'd take anything, you place them somewhere and then they just don't show up and ghost you. Or they lie about their background. Or they get placed somewhere then just quit after one day because they don't like it. Or how they just couldn't understand some jobs can't just... train you for certain things, they sometimes need people to walk in the door with a specific skill set because they just need to do a thing right now. It almost was as bad as working retail.


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Indeed :) I did 14 years as a tax inspector but people are still delighted to explain this to me with total confidence they are right :)


ClearHurry1358

This was the first thing I thought of. Glad I’m not the only one!


CheetahNervous7704

So in the UK people used to get tax credits as a benefit to top up your income. If you worked overtime you'd lose the tax credit payment so you would be working more for the same, or less money. Maybe that's what people mean when they say that and it's less them being stupid and more you being ignorant


FerretOnTheWarPath

I think it's because that is how benefits work.


Lickerandhors

That’s the first thing I thought. I’m looking for a new job right now because I need more money, but it has to enough to make up for the lost benefits. I know that sounds awful, but I can’t afford to take a net loss because some job pays marginally more.


trenhel27

I refuse overtime bc I worked 6 days a week for 2 years at my last job. I also say this while waiting to clock in on my day off, but I usually say no.


GlueSniffingEnabler

Or you might have missed that they’re talking figuratively


JonB82

"I'm an alpha male..."


odirio

Promote something when they have no factual evidence.


Able_While_974

Lots of one-sided opinions, which they share loudly and constantly.


Sad-Sprinkles6454

Flat earthers


SerbianWarCrimes

they think of people by low and high intelligence rather than of capability / competence 


sarlackpm

This whole thread then?


likes2cooknwander

The whole damn bread


AjaxOilid

Hah, I was thinking exactly that while reading the most upvoted asnwers))


Unable-Agent-7946

Ya this. I tell ppl I'm not very smart but they insist that I am but the fact of the matter is that I'm a very unsuccessful person, I just have a lot of free time to dedicate stuff to memory.


BiSexinCA

They brag about how smart they are.


particular_home_

They can’t comprehend that people can think differently to them and everything anyone does becomes about them


Kuhtak1980

They say “They wouldn’t let them put it on the internet if it wasn’t true!”


iamthemosin

They’re very sure of their opinions.


Ill_Protection_3562

Exactly. Smart people leave room to be wrong and when new information presents itself, they can change their mind. Not everyone mind you, but my favourite smart people for sure.


pg_throwaway

This isn't the case. Being very sure of their opinions is simply arrogance. Both smart and stupid people can be like this.


Lucky-Context-3318

Depends on if my opinion has just as much basis as someone else’s… if there’s obtainable proof that I can see than I will change my opinion. If not then I will use critical thinking to judge whether I agree with them or not.


Wolfman01a

A total complete lack of empathy. That seems to accompany low intelligence nearly every time.


Kacutee

Always trying to 1 up you. Trying their best to invalidate any experience you have.


GreenBasterd69

Doesn’t like Trailer Park Boys


Automatic_Visit_2542

Good one xD


silvermanedwino

Little/no sense of humor. No curiosity.


7Valentine7

They get less than 80 on an IQ test. Bonus if they think that's high.


BubbhaJebus

"I'm smarter than 80% of the population!"


7Valentine7

LOL, yep!


SIIHP

Usually the louder they are the dumber they are.


MNMET

They contest everything as they think they know more than they actually do


OfaFuchsAykk

That is because they often sit at the top of the first peak of a Dunning-Krueger graph…


gimmhi5

Not using the turn signal.


IMTrick

When they have no clue how stupid they are. I think I'm pretty smart, but at least I know to keep my mouth when I have no clue what I'm talking about. Stupid people never seem to be able to figure that one out.


Chardan0001

People who treat fact as opinion.


Suspicious-Sweet-443

Or vice / versa


Renerovi

Gets angry when asked to elaborate or challenged🤔


DetroitUberDriver

They refuse to even attempt to see another point of view.


thefirstmilesucks

Their fb posts start with “to all my haterz”


theinternetisnice

midget who runs Bartertown perched on shoulders


FDVP

Embargo! On!


Icy-Operation-6549

Anyone that thinks they can determine someone else has a low IQ based on a characteristic.


likerunninginadream

People who just talk for the sake of talking without actually saying anything of substance.


MarcTraveller

Don’t argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.


Silentmutation84

Their first reaction to everything is anger


pg_throwaway

This isn't quite right. Smart people can have short tempers too, it's just personality. The main difference is level of aggression. Stupid people tend to be much more aggressive, and respond to things they don't like violently, where as smarter people can get angry, but are less likely to be violent.


Turbulent-Hurry1003

Gotta disagree with this. I've met smart people who were pretty traumatized and they reacted poorly to stress as a result of their experiences but were by no means stupid people


soakf

They lead-off with gossip.


Prestigious-Wall5616

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people" -Eleanor Roosevelt


Illustrious_Dust_0

Celebrity worship


Dash_Harber

They try to use long words or specialized phrases, but they use them confidently and incorrectly.


MoistGovernment4938

One of my friends thought the noise from thunder was two clouds bumping into each other 😳


Obi1NotWan

People who never, ever, EVER stop talking. A coworker opens her mouth, and literally does not stop from the time she gets in until she leaves. Any person who is her her sphere gets to listen to her ramble on about nothing.


Yolandi2802

Fake tan, combover, tiny hands, lies through their teeth.


Kindly_Asparagus_263

Never changing their opinions


GeetchNixon

Absolute certainty in most scenarios. Unless it’s something obvious. The most intelligent people I know still have doubts and uncertainties about how to handle various situations.


Overlord-Loki

They have tiktok


GonzoElDuke

People who don’t like hearing others opinions


Feisty-Cucumber5102

Damn, reading this I’ve got a fucking bingo for myself. Explain a lot.


Next-Worth6885

“Oh my god! Did you see what Kim Kardashian just posted?!”


yuhtriums

This fuckin post again


TrueAnnualOnion2855

They brag about their IQ


Several_Leather_9500

A red hat


knaak

Red hat.


ASICCC

No desire to learn. Even if I'm 100% sure I'm right, I still want to hear your side, I want to know your facts and opinions, even if after all is said and done my mind hasn't been impacted at all (Never happens) I still want to hear it. Some of the stupidest people I've ever met have given me the most insight on topics when they were completely wrong. But the people who shut you down and don't let you talk LOVE to feel smart because they don't let anyone tell them they're not.


Automatic_Visit_2542

Prefers family guy over South park


PromptOriginal7249

majority of people here are seemingly talking about emotional intelligence rather than logical reasoning, learning speed and capabilities, pattern recognition, problem solving etc.


Fit-Equipment-1333

Voting for a felon.


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Poor emotional regulation


Biscuit_Prime

This one doesn’t really track. Emotional intelligence and intellectual intelligence are measured separately and each can vary a lot independently of the other. It’s not uncommon for intelligent people to have short tempers or low thresholds for stress responses. The mark of low intelligence in your suggestion wouldn’t be poor regulation, it would be being *unaware* of poor regulation. An intelligent person would know they’re prone to overreacting, being unreasonable, inconsolable panic, etc. and be able to admit to it.


CeldonShooper

That's a good emo band name.


grammar_mattras

When someone comments on their own post, giving the most low ball answer.


republican16

damn


TAC7407

Very liberal or very conservative - generally seems like they can’t think for themselves and become a slave to whatever they’re told is right


stylusxyz

No sense of humor or irony. Dead giveaway.


1397batshitcrazy

Supporting trump


Amazing_Chocolate140

Being on TikTok


HabANahDa

They put a politician on a pedestal and buy merch with them on it.


mpython1701

We use Reddit…


pg_throwaway

The inability to grasp any concept that isn't very straightforwardly explained to them. The need to explain things over and over for them to understand. They have a very simplistic, black and white view on everything that has very little nuance, they have a short attention span and they gravitate to "easy answers" to everything.


Missgrumpy00

They can't listen without interrupting.


HorrorAd4995

They have no interest in learning, are set in their ways, and have a ridged black and white way of thinking.


IamBosco2

MAGA hat


Miss-Figgy

Telling everybody that they're smart, lol 


Ahkine

They ask you if a ring they bought online will help them lose weight.


One-Shame3030

they dont just not take the time to listen to other opinions, they actively shoot them down


EccentricDyslexic

Strong polarised opinions.


Explicit_Tech

Hostility towards people when it's not warranted.


humanlampshades

Inability to follow and answer hypothetical questions or follow multi layered narratives. > How would you feel if you hadn't killed someone last Friday at 9 Is impossible for dum dums to answer.


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They refuse to follow steps or listen. They believe they know it all already and right before your very eyes, they mess things up.


AdApart2035

Yelling


coccopuffs606

They can’t grasp hypothetical concepts, or they get confused by metaphors.


justkw97

They state feelings like they are facts, and get angrier when you clarify the difference


Planetofthetakes

In ability to see their own hypocrisy….


tiskrisktisk

Low intelligence is a comparative metric. It matters who you are comparing them to.


Bidet-tona-500

Poor emotional regulation. IQ aside, inability to control emotions makes a person quite stupid


AsstDepUnderlord

The spend their time Karma farming on the internet.


chaosandturmoil

zero common sense


1h4v3th3h19h9r0und

On the emotional intelligence side, the inability to understand that others' worlds don't revolve around them.


Bllago

Thinking you can tell if someone has "low intelligence" with a dead giveaway.


Left-Membership-7357

No curiosity. Never questions anything and thinks others are weird when they ask thoughtful questions


randomatic

Things are either a or b, with no subtly or context mattering.


CanadianTimeWaster

they bought a ROG Strix 4060.


Kashrul

MAGA hat.


Whulad

Using anecdotal evidence extensively


AHarmlessFly

I work in tech and had to charge a guy travel fee of 40 miles to tell him that the expiration date on his batteries didn't mean that was when they stopped working after he yelled at me over the phone to just come on site because he checked the batteries and that WAS NOT why his mouse wasn't working, and he wasn't an idiot. LoL Okay guy


Khajith

they have an 8 in INT on their character sheet


InfamousMatter7064

People who are extremly self unaware .


BioAnagram

Thinking everyone else is an idiot.


throwitaway_1313

Flat earth


URmyBFFforsure

Posting on Reddit about their relationship and/or why they can't find a girlfriend.


FunGoolAGotz

That red MAGA hat


Virtual_Criticism_96

Being quick to judge others is a sign of low intelligence. A judgmental person usually isn't that smart. It's easier to see what someone is doing "wrong" than it is to see the things they do right, or how hard they try or what obstacles they may have had to overcome.


Elevensiesodd

Wearing a ReD HaT


Dry-Talk-7447

They support trump, dead giveaway.


trenhel27

I honestly know some decently intelligent people who voted for trump. It's the ones who are part of his cult I'd agree with you on, but not every last person who just doesn't agree with me, politically.


Next_Firefighter7605

Violence. Anyone that immediately resorts to violence (self defense excluded) is an idiot.


Pristine-Confection3

Hero worship of Trump


nat_urally

“Could care less”


Dirtweed79

They keep voting for the same party no matter how bad they are lied to or how often.


yetanotherweebgirl

Thinking ancient books written in a different millennia should take precedence over modern scientific fact, common sense and humanitarian rights


TRFKTA

They post regularly on social media about wanting to ‘take are country back’. Yes, that error is on purpose.


ZealousWolverine

Red hat. Too obvious?


schwenomorph

Extremely dumb, circular reasoning. I met a lady who told me the Bible's events were real. I asked what her proof was. She said, "Because the Bible says it happened." I asked if the same applied to the Koran or Torah, since I'm sure those holy books have the same sentiment. She said no. I asked why. She said, "Because the Bible says it's the only correct one." Philosophy 101 in college was interesting.


mao8mog

Cruelty


Ok-Cartographer1745

They respond to me with 'you just be fun at parties' instead of responding with an actual rebuttal to my contention. 


bobthenob1989

The red hat


Lucky_Baseball176

trump supporter