I was thinking about this. I went to university, and I worked in tech for decades. I met many assholes but I didn’t meet anyone that would fit on the left half of the bell curve (less than 100 iq).

Since I’ve been living in that bubble my entire life, I’m curious of your stories. Have you met someone who was actually quite dumb (not just having opinions you don’t agree with) and do you have an example situation you remember you can share?

Hopefully this becomes more funny than hateful since intelligence is not the value of a person, but it can be funny to read the stories.

  • hansolo@lemmy.today
    7·
    11 days ago

    Whew.

    Buddy, @chunes@lemmy.world is right - you have met people that fall below average. I would easily bet money on it. You either don’t recognize it, or think you are immune from it for some high and lofty self-centered reason.

    This seems like a pretty trite ego post that only demonstrates how unaware you proudly are of your surroundings and a lack of sonder and empathy for many people you meet. Dunning-Kruger effect in action, if this is even real.

    Bubble or not, genuinely stupid people are still human enough to recognize some patterns and play along. They fit in well enough to reproduce. Frequently. All throughout history. Meaning that you are not as good as recognizing them as they are at hiding it.

    Shout out to @Pudutr0n@lemmy.world for maybe also calling it.

    • Ecco the dolphin@lemmy.ml
      22·
      10 days ago

      This.

      I also would like to point out being unable to learn things quickly isn’t the same as being stubborn and incurious about the world. I’d much rather work with someone who is slow on the uptake or unobservant over someone who refuses to engage with new information.

      Also, no one is so smart that you can’t learn something from someone who is “dumber” than you.

      This isn’t a video game. There is no IQ stat on your character sheet.