Not being able to handle different/conflicting opinions of other related to the media they are into. Along with not really having any arguments/opinions of their own.
Not being able to admit when they’re wrong. I used to date this guy who would rather start a huge argument than just say oh my bad when he made a simple mistake. The relationship lasted 3 months too long.
Usually in my experience when people claim the title of intelligent or smart they’re usually pretty locked into the idea that they’re right- which tends to be pretty antithetical to learning or adapting to new info…
Instantly judging people by their race, gender and appearance. Not accepting everyone is different and accepting those differences because they allow you to exist too. Hating members of the LGBT+ community
Hypocrisy. I try my best never to judge people for things I do myself. I can’t stand it and if I catch myself doing it I will for sure scold myself in my head
Lack of empathy, unwillingness to learn from mistakes, thinking you’re always one step ahead / smarter than the others in the room, lack of curiosity, people who believe EVERYTHING said on the internet or even spoon-fed to them by people, talking behind someone’s back, obsessing over someone.
unwilling to care. Call me judgmental all you want because it is hard to change a mindset in a conversation, but you can still be curious enough to ask, “wait, how is this related?”
A pretty sizable percentage of the population go through life with a vocabulary of 2,000 words or less. Given that we think verbally, imagine how debilitating a limited vocabulary can be.
I know a person who is unintelligent but not stupid. The primary sign is repetition, saying the same thing over and over again. Inability to handle if – then – else.
A person may be unintelligent and have curiosity, or unintelligent and have the ability to make the best decision.
A person may be intelligent and stupid. They’re not opposites.
Lack of resistance to being influenced and/or micromanaged. Lack of dominance over one’s curiosity. Giving into a system of rewards and/or unwillingness to suffer for self-preservation.
I have found that people who say all of their thoughts out loud.
It’s not the fact that they say it out loud or even if the thoughts itself are unintelligent. It’s when the person gets silent… Then you know there’s nothing going on in there. NOTHING
Well I just read an AITA where a man was threatened by his gf’s regular vocabulary (nefarious was a word he objected to I think), so I’d have to say that.
Compulsively lies through their teeth, even when their side of the story has zero plausibility or basic logic, especially when slandering someone’s name.
The amount of stupid low intelligence people I have encountered In customer service makes me question how they have come so far in life or how do they function their day to day life…
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Not being able to handle different/conflicting opinions of other related to the media they are into. Along with not really having any arguments/opinions of their own.
Believing you’re always the smartest person in the room. True intelligence knows there’s always something new to learn.
I can’t tell the difference between affect and effect
MAGAts
Lack of curiosity about things you don’t know
A common sign is refusing to consider new perspectives or learn from mistakes.
Unwilling to learn from mistakes or new information
Not being able to admit when they’re wrong. I used to date this guy who would rather start a huge argument than just say oh my bad when he made a simple mistake. The relationship lasted 3 months too long.
Bullying & or gossiping
Thinking the world revolves around you
There are so many things I can’t intuit and need to be explicitly told that I’m doing it wrong.
Personal attacks rather than a thought out argument.
Monke
Voting UKIP/BNP/MAGA etc
Lack of curiosity.
Ask or responding to questions in /askreddit
In general, trying to compare your intelligence to others.
Most intelligent people are also pretty modest.
Shouting while arguing or not letting the other person talk
Politicizing everything see half of above posters
A lack of empathy.
MAGA
Thinking they are the center of the world, or even constantly thinking they are shaping the world.
In the UK: you voted for Brexit.
For this example let’s use somebody called Flex.
If Flex has an opinion, it is always right; facts and an open mindset be damned.
Road rage.
Someone who claims they can “fix the economy, stop the war, etc….” ON DAY ONE!
Usually in my experience when people claim the title of intelligent or smart they’re usually pretty locked into the idea that they’re right- which tends to be pretty antithetical to learning or adapting to new info…
A near constant confidence in one’s own judgement.
A cork on your fork
Instantly judging people by their race, gender and appearance. Not accepting everyone is different and accepting those differences because they allow you to exist too. Hating members of the LGBT+ community
Hypocrisy. I try my best never to judge people for things I do myself. I can’t stand it and if I catch myself doing it I will for sure scold myself in my head
Fertility. Stupid breeds better
Refusing to engage in debates about real world issues that will 100% affect the individual in the future
Asking about it on reddit /s
Lack of empathy, unwillingness to learn from mistakes, thinking you’re always one step ahead / smarter than the others in the room, lack of curiosity, people who believe EVERYTHING said on the internet or even spoon-fed to them by people, talking behind someone’s back, obsessing over someone.
Thinking you’re smarter than you really are.
When I read that out loud my brother started screaming signs of LOW TAPER FADEEEEE I guess you can count that?
unwilling to care. Call me judgmental all you want because it is hard to change a mindset in a conversation, but you can still be curious enough to ask, “wait, how is this related?”
Answering this question with a political opinion.
This question
Not giving a shit
Reposting the same AskReddit questions that get asked literally every week.
Bragging about how smart you think you are. Screams insecurity about their own intelligence, usually for a reason
Arguing about something even after they were proven wrong.
Liking andrew tate
Racism.
Being hyper judgemental.
Lack of curiosity.
Poor, non-white MEGA voters
A red hat
Trump
Why does somebody ask some variation of this question every week on this sub
Not questioning just believing whatever youre told.
Looking at the sun during an eclipse
Not being able to hold two contradicting opinions at the same time and being able to understand the why behind both sides.
Saying trump/maga everytime someone post this same question.
Voting for fascists
Red hat.
Being arrogant,not being open minded
Gossip is the biggest
The more you talk about others, the dumber you are
The fact that you think you are clever
Then smarter a person is, then dumber they think they are
Trump and his MAGA-losers
Without going into too much detail, people who wear red hats of sort….I’ll just leave that vague.
Voting for Trump
Red hat.
Lack of curiosity.
Preferring simplistic slogans to actual information.
Opinion=fact / They think they’re always right / Insults win debates / Can’t mind their own business and must be involved in everything.
Blindly believing what they’re told.
Cruelty
Never leaving one’s hometown.
In 2025? Voting republican…
Limited vocabulary.
A pretty sizable percentage of the population go through life with a vocabulary of 2,000 words or less. Given that we think verbally, imagine how debilitating a limited vocabulary can be.
Depends on what you mean by intelligence.
Dude who is great at making money but can’t wipe his own ass, is that intelligence?
Dude who can survive in the woods but can’t hold a job, is that intelligence?
Dude who is great at solving mechanical problems but suck at human interaction, is that intelligence?
It depends on what you are asking before anyone can really answer.
Racism is weaponized stupidity.
If everything you “know” about something, you’ve learned about online.
when someone says “i am not very intelligent”
Not being able to solve simple practical problems (academic problems assume the person has had the opportunity to learn the theory)
“They know everything”
Lacking the skills to adapt to new situations.
Prejudice
bad grammar
being unable or generally bad at solving puzzles
Not knowing the limitations of your own intellect…. ie. not knowing what you don’t know
I know a person who is unintelligent but not stupid. The primary sign is repetition, saying the same thing over and over again. Inability to handle if – then – else.
A person may be unintelligent and have curiosity, or unintelligent and have the ability to make the best decision.
A person may be intelligent and stupid. They’re not opposites.
Asking the same, tired questions on reddit?
Being religious
When after hearing one of their opinions, you can accurately guess all of their opinions.
Feeling pride and admiration for a new York conman who has to be sprayed orange every morning
The inability to take in counter arguments in a debate
Arguing louder instead of arguing smarter. Also, Mistaking confidence for intelligence.
Instead of admitting they don’t know something, they proceed to lie with confidence honestly believing this is the best choice.
There are a bunch of them, but this is one that is proven and made me step back and say wow.
If you have an IQ around 90 you will be much more prone to actually think violence is the answer.
Lack of resistance to being influenced and/or micromanaged. Lack of dominance over one’s curiosity. Giving into a system of rewards and/or unwillingness to suffer for self-preservation.
Not to seeing reality as it is when it’s right in front of them..
inability to listen, and learn
Liberalism
Supporting [insert anti-humanity political party here]
I have found that people who say all of their thoughts out loud.
It’s not the fact that they say it out loud or even if the thoughts itself are unintelligent. It’s when the person gets silent… Then you know there’s nothing going on in there. NOTHING
MAGA hat/Trump signs in the yard or owns a cybertruck
Lack of common sense and rationale
being on Reddit
Trying to put the cube through the round hole in one of those children’s toys.
Well I just read an AITA where a man was threatened by his gf’s regular vocabulary (nefarious was a word he objected to I think), so I’d have to say that.
Religion
Lacking political knowledge, atleast about their country politics needed to be known by everyone.
Measuring intelligence unless you’re a specialized scientist. People will pull a reason why everyone else is dumb out of their asses all the time.
Compulsively lies through their teeth, even when their side of the story has zero plausibility or basic logic, especially when slandering someone’s name.
Usually accompanied by temper tantrums.
Know what they don’t know
Our country.
Forcing/pushing opinions to others.
lack of social awareness
the urge to create posts like this
A lack of empathy. More specifically an unknowing lack of empathy.
Believing in a religion. MAGA.
The amount of stupid low intelligence people I have encountered In customer service makes me question how they have come so far in life or how do they function their day to day life…
Grouping an entire gender together based on the actions of a few people.