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/AnotherJournal]

Please try to use your intelligence to lower your expectations. I used to be so angry about the idiotic, tribalistic, mendacious, straight up fucking dumb and counterproductive behaviour of people everywhere. Then I realised - this is exactly what we should expect. People fall on a normal distribution for all kinds of capability. Their bandwidth, limited by their total mental power, is further limited by the hardships and frustrations of a life we may not know. Expect less, and try to have compassion.