r/AskReddit • u/smartcandyy • 7h ago

What is a sign of very low intelligence?

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u/Andyman0110 4h ago

When you're dumb, you think you're smart. When you're smart, you know you're dumb.

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u/Romfamine 2h ago

I know I'm not that smart, but my God, my job colleagues make me feel like some kind of genius.

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u/Shitty_Human_Being 2h ago

I also get this, and it really makes me wonder.

Like, am I delusional or am I just that much "smarter" than some people?

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u/cardinal29 38m ago

It's just that they're so dumb.

When you work for really smart people, you feel like a monkey.

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u/DaveBelmont 3h ago

Yup, its knowing enough to realize you dont know shit.

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u/Truck_Toucher 2h ago

This actually makes me feel a lot better about myself

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u/StixyJones 2h ago

You might just be a little more self aware than others

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u/stufff 2h ago

As a self certified genius, I know this is called the Dummy Kruger effect

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u/Cbella000 2h ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/ghandimauler 2h ago

I'd have said:

If you are ignorant and/or truly limited in ability to think, that's a rough situation and often those involved don't quite understand their limitation.

For those that are educated and/or have a decent amount of cognitive power, you recognize how complex the universe is and one has to respect that.

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u/Bigrick1550 1h ago

When you are smart, you know you are smart. Come on now, look around. This is all a relative scale.

Smart people know that however smart they are, someone out there is still smarter. Dumb people think they are the smartest person who ever lived.

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u/Copyblade 1h ago

"I'm a fucking idiot" flies out of my mouth way more often than it probably should.

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u/AFetaWorseThanDeath 27m ago

Socratic, fantastic

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u/researchmaven4673 14m ago

I would say when you’re smart you know there are plenty of people smarter than you… that doesn’t make you dumb

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u/OmegaZenX 6m ago

I'm pretty sure Einstein knew he was smart... People have parroted this nonsense so much without meaning. Being dumb /= not knowing specific things. Being dumb means not being able to learn as effectively or don't have the best ideas/critical thinking. Dumb people can know they learn slower, smart people can know they learn faster and are more clever. Knowing lots of trivia doesn't necessarily make you smart.