<p>Again, the correct response is to NOT ENGAGE THEM. If you argue with everyone who thinks you’re a loser, that cements your status as a loser.</p>
<p>I doubt most people “judge you” based on if you’re better than them in math or history or whatnot. (If they do, avoid those individuals!) My friends are worse than me in some subjects, better in others. I don’t “look down” on them if they do poorly on a test or flunk a class. If some kid in my class is worse than me, I feel bad for him–but I don’t sit there and gloat over his failure or think that he’s worthless. If another kid is doing better than me, great–maybe I can arrange to study with him sometime.</p>
<p>You seem very obsessed with this idea of competition, like if you have a higher grade than someone it makes you a better person than them, or vice versa. Well, there is certainly nothing wrong with striving academically. But ultimately how you use your talents (not how talented you are), how you relate to others, and how you treat others is going to make more of a difference in how people perceive you. </p>
<p>Who do you think people think of as being “inferior”: Mother Teresa or Dr. Amy Bishop, the biology teacher who went on a shooting spree? Amy Bishop clearly had more “intellectual” accomplishments, more schooling (at Harvard, no less), and by all accounts was a brilliant researcher. But she also called the police on her neighbors’ kids for stupid reasons, threw hissy fits over an ice cream truck going down her street, and, of course, shot a bunch of people. Whereas Mother Teresa (though she did have some schooling) is best known for helping the poor and dying in ways that “anyone” could have–if they chose to. She was a thoughtful, compassionate person. Not “thoughtful” in the sense that she could hold technical conversations about neuroscience, but thoughtful in that she thought and cared about other people. That’s why people admire Mother Teresa and think Amy Bishop is a crazy, selfish nutcase.</p>
<p>OP, stop obsessing about people “looking down” on you and get out of your rut. Go volunteer somewhere or join a club . . . Meet some new people, go to a study group, take the bus and practice making small talk.</p>
<p>Why do you care what they think as long as you know the truth ?</p>
<p>Although in thinking about all of your threads in which you moan about your life, but do nothing to change it, maybe you should post a query along the lines of “people think all I do is complain about my life but do nothing to change it so what should I tell them?”</p>
<p>Since all kinds of people keep telling you this, I think you should believe them. They must know something that you don’t.</p>
<p>is this a pmvd megathread?</p>
<p>“Again, the correct response is to NOT ENGAGE THEM. If you argue with everyone who thinks you’re a loser, that cements your status as a loser.”</p>
<p>And if I don’t say anything they’ll think I accept that I am a loser.</p>
<p>“OP, stop obsessing about people “looking down” on you and get out of your rut. Go volunteer somewhere or join a club . . . Meet some new people, go to a study group, take the bus and practice making small talk.”</p>
<p>What if I meet the same type of people at those places?</p>
<p>"Why do you care what they think as long as you know the truth ? "</p>
<p>Because noone likes to be taken for an idiot.</p>
<p>"Since all kinds of people keep telling you this, I think you should believe them. They must know something that you don’t. "</p>
<p>No, because for me to do that I would need to deny the truth. My report card is the truth.</p>
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<p>Wrong. If you don’t say anything, they won’t know or care what you accept, and in a week or two they won’t even remember what they told you.</p>
<p>god you people are all so stupid. he’s pmvd</p>
<p>“Wrong. If you don’t say anything, they won’t know or care what you accept, and in a week or two they won’t even remember what they told you.”</p>
<p>In fact – unlike the people on CC who remember all of your various threads on this boring subject – they won’t even remember you.</p>
<p>OP: You got to listen to your heart, listen to the beat, listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street. Open up your eyes, open up your ears, get together and make things better, by working together.</p>
<p>It’s a simple message and it comes from the heart, believe in this, for that’s the place to start.</p>
<p>^^ Platts makes a good point. Sometimes in our lives we all have pain, we all have sorrow. But, if we are wise, we know that there’s always tomorrow. </p>
<p>Please swallow your pride . . . No one can fill those of your needs that you don’t let show. It won’t be long till you’re going to need somebody to lean on.</p>
<p>Needs to go watch PBS now.</p>
<p>I think this would be an excellent way for the thread to end. </p>
<p><em>hint</em></p>
<p>****'em</p>
<p>If they don’t have anything you need who the hell cares?</p>
<p>this whole thread is so dweeby, my god.</p>
<p>Arthur’s theme song offers sage advice…</p>
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<p>And I say “HEY! What a wonderful kind of day”</p>
<p>^^<em>If we could learn to work and play
And get along with each other!!!</em></p>
<p>lol I had to continue the song, anyway like above said this is a great way for the thread to end</p>