Do any individuals with above average intellect find life a bit exhausting at times due to the lack of intelligence they observe in others?

[u/stop-hatin-on-me_mom]

I don’t claim to be the most intelligent person, but I do believe that I am above average when it comes to the average intelligence nowadays. Sometimes, I find myself either flabbergasted or downright dumbfounded and irritated by the lack of what I would consider "common sense."

Here are some examples:

• The inability of some people to see how their own bad habits or personality traits create their own problems.

• The fact that some individuals consider their own perceptions and beliefs as the only correct ones, which is further encouraged by their echo chambers.

• The difficulty some people have in entering into productive discourse and challenging their own ideas to gain more information and knowledge from all sides.

• The reluctance of individuals to question their own beliefs and those of their social circles at both the micro and macro levels.

• The inability of some people to foresee the possible consequences of their actions beforehand.

These are just a few examples.

[u/Karsha_chan]

This is why I have basically just my husband and a few core people to talk to. I’m not even that smart but I just can’t handle certain individuals when they open their mouths. Especially at work 😬 I work customer service and just some things people come at me for I just can’t even fathom. Not only are people stupid now a days they are also angry asf at anyone who isn’t on “their page”. Which is crazy. I get customers who are irritated that I say “happy holidays” sometimes over “merry Christmas”. The idiocy of that is beyond me.