There’s nothing inherently wrong with having low intelligence. Sure, the person may have their fair share of difficulties, particularly when it comes to solving complex problems or managing daily tasks, but a lack of brainpower isn’t morally offensive.
It only becomes an issue when the individual in question comes off as obnoxious about their intellectual flaws. Like when they use TikTok as their primary source of information, refuse to hear other opinions, or the many other examples people shared in this recent Reddit thread.
If you think there are other things worth mentioning that aren’t on this list, feel free to add them in the comments below.
#2
Anyone that uses TikTok as their primary source of information and doesn’t try to look further into any subject.
82points
#3
When their type of humor is basically just bullying others.
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71points
#4
They still support MAGA and the "president".
70points
#5
Not being able to understand that there is usually a lot of nuance in complicated topics. Believing pseudoscience over actual science is also a big one!
69points
#8
When they try to make a point by just repeating themselves louder and louder.
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60points
#9
“I don’t read books”, specifically, by people who can read and say it as a point of pride.
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60points
#10
Believing in flat earth, moon landing conspiracies. Also refusing to look at evidence and change their ideas.
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58points
#11
When they can't admit they're wrong about something small. Not the big stuff. Everyone struggles with that. But the little things like mispronouncing a word or remembering a date wrong. If you can't just say oh my bad and move on, that tells me you're more interested in being right than being accurate. Smart people are wrong all the time. They just don't stay wrong.
57points
#12
They took things personally and start to get angry when someone else has a different opinion.
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47points
#13
People that only deal in absolutes. There is gray area in everything.
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46points
#14
They are unable to understand that personal experience is not viable argument for wider and nuanced problems.
There was politician who literally said she does not believe poverty exists because "I was from poor family and we always had huge Christmas meals".
There was politician who literally said she does not believe poverty exists because "I was from poor family and we always had huge Christmas meals".
45points
#16
When they only talk about things that relate directly to them. Where they show no curiosity or desire to learn from the perspective of others.
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43points
#17
Re-writing reality so they’re always the victim: “I didn’t say that!”.
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40points
#18
Playing music on phone speaker on public transportation.
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38points
#20
Bigotry.
The vast majority of bigots are that way because they’re too dumb to understand any nuance or escape their ignorance.
The vast majority of bigots are that way because they’re too dumb to understand any nuance or escape their ignorance.
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35points