<p>Wow, some of you kinda sound like arrogant jerks. Not everyone cares about being an intellect as much many of the people on this website. Is it a bit unfortunate that everybody doesn’t strive to max out their mind’s potential? Sure. But really, who are we to judge?</p>
<p>Besides, rather being all negative and criticizing other folk, you ought to be positive and realize that your braininess is your trademark. Your vocabulary makes you stand out - congratulations!</p>
<p>I can see people making fun of others for being stupid if they’re already not that great of a person, but I hate it when it’s someone who’s otherwise nice, caring, even if they’re a little overly air headed and peppy to you</p>
<p>agreed with the previous 2 posters! i actually get annoyed when intelligent people draw an imaginary line between themselves and people they consider to be “stupid.” so-called “stupid” people aren’t necessarily any worse of a person than you are - maybe they just have different interests? they might not be interested in school the way you are, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be incredible people. </p>
<p>as for what you said, stef1a - i don’t consider myself particularly stupid, but i’d rather have a conversation about the Rocky Horror episode of Glee or Taylor Swift than C++ or harmonic means. again, the different interests thing. it sucks that you don’t have anyone to talk about your academic interests with, though.</p>
<p>for those who want to talk about nanotechnology and computer programs use high school as a time to learn how to be socially diverse. many of people on CC will be successful, but you will have to learn how to deal with “stupid” people…and realize they can teach you something too. </p>
<p>i feel your pain though. people here only care about football and parties. i do wish there were people at school who would love to talk about the genome, specials on the history channel, haploid groups, and working for NASA (that’s why i have CC :)) but i do enjoy talking about jersey shore, house, and glee with them cause i really like pop culture, too. just remember college is around the corner and then you can choose the type of people you can be around</p>
<p>Last week, our math teacher was talking about how people wanting to become doctors or surgeons need to study at least eight years in college (as if that’s anything new) and all of sudden more than half of our class goes, “HOLY ***** WHAT KIND OF A DUMBASS WOULD STAY THAT LONG IN COLLEGE?! THOSE DUDES HAVE NO LIFE!” </p>
<p>Yep, and those dudes are the ones that you bimbos will pay thousands of bucks to in the near future. I’m open to anyone’s opinion but stupid opinions will always be stupid opinions.</p>
<p>My friends hate when I go on an intellectual mode. When I go into that mode, it’s over for them. They all hate arguing with me because they never come up with solid arguments.</p>
<p>To all the people commenting on us talking about “stupid people” I just want everyone to know that I didn’t intend for this thread to be one about making fun of less intellectual people. I personally feel like an outcast sometimes because I can’t talk about anything I find interesting with any of my friends, which annoys me. You have to admit it gets old when people go “ah, what does that word mean”, everytime you open your mouth.</p>
<p>stef1a: find new friends. Seriously. Programmer kids are (almost) everywhere. And for the people your high school doesn’t have, there’s always the internet.</p>
<p>It’s ridiculous to put on a “normal” persona in front of your “stupid” friends and complain on the internet about how it’s so hard to find someone who understands you. Every teenager thinks himself a misunderstood genius.</p>
<p>It honestly makes me angry when people ask what simple words mean. Such as “sentiment”. Really!? -.- It sounds annoying but still- how old are you? Learn something higher than a fourth grade vocab.</p>
<p>^ Look I don’t know what your problem is. Why are you trying to make people who already feel out of place feel even worse?? The people on this thread are people who just want friends who understand them, and I don’t see what’s so wrong with that? I don’t think we’re jerks for wishing we had someone who we could talk about things we love with. And no, not every teenager is in this same position. The majority of teenagers like the same things, which makes it easy for us to feel out of place. I don’t know that you’ve ever been in the position, but it’s frustrating to sit around and listen to others talk about things they like openly without complaint and have to keep your thoughts to yourself because people will ask you to shut up or change the subject if you talk about something you like. I just think it’s slightly annoying that I(and probably a lot of other CCers) always try to understand and listen respectfully to people even when I could care less what they have to say, but no one repays that respect to me.</p>
<p>Some of you guys sound so arrogant. Just because a person lacks a bigger vocabulary doesn’t make them inferior or less intelligent. I’ve never ran into a person who didn’t know what a simple word meant. Maybe its the school I go to, or the people who surround me. There’s more to intelligence than words. </p>
<p>And to the OP who the hell are your to call an individual stupid because they didn’t know a word. Instead of trying to make a person seem inferior help them, thats a true make of someone intelligent.</p>
<p>^Exactly. I have a feeling many of the people in this thread are going to have a harsh wake-up call when they graduate from school. Being really intelligent is rare, so if you all are so lonely, misunderstood, and frustrated now…well, good luck to you in the real world. Especially when you see that the majority of the people above you who make it to the top are not necessarily as intellectually gifted as yourselves. </p>
<p>Some of you are being just as ridiculous as the toolbags in high school gym class who get all exasperated by the non-athletically gifted. Everyone doesn’t have the same abilities as you, and everyone doesn’t want the same abilities as you. That’s the beauty in the variety of people in the population.</p>
<p>I think its more funny when people use big words the wrong way or try to use them and they can’t even pronounce them right. I don’t think anyone should use some of those older words that nobody uses anymore. There’s alot of wierd words thats for sure.</p>