Further ranting on a reply I got.

[gemfyre]

And no, not aimed at the person who posted it.

I actually did this quiz myself and got Depressing. *shrugs*


You are a smart one. Dear Christ...you're
annoying...You probably take pleasure from
making other people confused. It's not cool
man, it's annoying. If you keep trying to act
smarter than everyone else soon all you'll have
is yourself, because no one wants to be around
someone who makes them feel like an idiot.
Being smart is good, but showing it off isn't.


Why don't people like you?
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No-one wants to be around someone who makes them feel like an idiot. You don't have to be an idiot. YOU can learn just as easily as anyone else.

I thought people stopped thinking it was uncool to actually learn things once they got out of highschool. It's like a return to schoolyard bullying. "Let's beat up the science kids!" "That kid always gets As, they must be a teacher's pet."

*sigh* Why do so many people ENJOY wallowing in their own ignorance?

Comments

[kittikattie.livejournal.com]

people enjoy being stupid. i know that growing up in a poor neighborhood, it was considered more "cool" to be stupid and get in trouble than to behave and do your work. especially if a parent does not encourage learning, but only believes that a child should only go to school until they can get a job or have a baby. cycle of ignorance. some people don't want their children to acheive more than they did because it makes them look like a failure. or the idea of acting above your station in life--that you have a set place in life and should stay there. then again, i could be talking complete nonsense.

this would be typed better but my glasses are broken and i am waiting for them to dry after being glued together.