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

[originalnilson.livejournal.com]

There's social niches that kids are meant to fit neatly into. I never did fit in at highschool. I was a nerd, but I wasn't smart. I failed in my studies most of the time, but I didn't vent it out like the "bad" kids who thought it was cool to be stupid. I had nerd friends that were clever, though they constantly looked down on me because I found it harder than the average student to learn things. I think the real smart people learn that there is no pigeon holes that humans neatly fit into.

Do you still get hassled for being smart?

[originalnilson.livejournal.com]

Eep, I see you got depressing. Heh. So ignore my last statement if you wish.