“I used to work with a guy like this. Everything I liked was stupid. Everything universally loved was dumb. He was so edgy and cool. It was exhausting being around him.” —squaredistrict2213 “Having a good memory can be advantageous in many situations, but it has nothing to do with intelligence. Just like knowledge has nothing to do with intelligence, but is a core component to expertise.” —emponator “A guy I went to high school with won $200,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket. However, this in the same man that who lost a testicle to a snapping turtle.” —Dunjee “I hate YouTube for this reason. More than once, I have asked someone why they think something — then they send me a 90 minute video and say they won’t respond to me unless I watch the whole thing. Who has time to watch that video? And even if I do, am I supposed to refute it point by point? They’re not going to respond to me then, either.” —throwaway_4733 “Saying ‘according to science’ is about as useful as saying ‘according to unicorns.’ If they aren’t referencing a specific study but just general science, there’s no point in reading on.” —PoorlyLitKiwi2 “I hate when people use words they don’t really understand just to make themselves seem more photosynthesis.” —Graytis “As an American, I can tell you that most Americans don’t know how to ‘speek good Enlglish.’” —copingcabana “Honestly, people need to get over our accents. Of all the things they denote, intelligence is at the bottom of the list (if it’s on the list at all). They’re just regional and social markers.” —Gibbonici “Yup, that’s pattern recognition. It takes some effort to actually learn the patterns that you’re looking for, but it’s still just patterns.” —bananastanding “Being articulate is important for communication, problem solving, and self expression. But there’s a big difference between using the right words to make your point and be understood versus vomiting out a smorgasbord of vocabulary-gymnastics-soup. I remember one dude who many of my peers thought was so smart because he’d talk like some 19th century royal. We were out for breakfast, and he’d be like ’this croissant is exquisite and the texture profile divine!’ Then my friend, who is probably the smartest person I’ve ever known, was like ‘yeah the muffins are fuckin’ wicked too.’” —tykogars “My uncle demands that we respect him because he’s older, but he’s always been a leech and asshole. I told him, ‘just because you’ve been on this planet longer than me doesn’t automatically mean you get my respect.’” —Allmightydohllah “Respect is earned. It’s not a human right.” —Mediocre_Surprise_63
