Do you think you're stupid

Chavez.

I'm not as smart as i like to think I am but I'm not a clown either

the beer revolu

Like everyone else, I'm slightly above average intelligence!

Mad_maxx

Depends how you define stupid

begbysback

Everybody is stupid, some of us less than others, then there are the people who need the do not drink sign on the back of a bottle of bleach.

elperello

I fear might be for commenting on this thread

secman

As i usually tell Boo Boo...I'm smarter than the average bear

Tribeshift

In my experience, anyone who consciously thinks they are stupid is most likely to be far more intelligent than anyone who makes a big thing about how intelligent/"intellectual" they are.

Junkyard Tom

It's really fascinating watching utter morons talk complete bollocks about stuff like COVID19 with supreme confidence in their own Facebook-derived expertise, while highly trained medics are still reading meticulous research and figuring it all out.

Ever read the story about Boris Johnson thinking he was going to take a musician's trophy off him the the following year as he was irked by the champion's consecutive wins of the 'best pianist' title at Eton? Bojo thought a year of tinkling on a piano, in his spare time from being a buffoon, was going to be enough for him to become a philharmonic célèbre.

It does make one wonder how thick one is in one's own life.

Aongus Von Bismarck

I think some people mistake overall intelligence with being good at a particular thing. It's very prevalent on this site tbh. Someone who might be good at patching servers or teaching French believes that makes them an authority on almost everything else. Therefore you have lots of armchair experts on vaccination rollouts, analysing complex patterns of disease infection, cybersecurity, how to run a nation state etc. These people aren't necessarily stupid, but they aren't particularly intelligent either.

Mimon

Depends on how you define intelligence. Lots of different types.Would be quite good academically in a lot of areas. Will wipe the floor with most people in quizzes etc. Very good at aptitude tests and the couple of IQ tests i've done.

On the other hand I can be quite ditzy and can lack focus. I'm ok at practical intelligence.

Practical intelligence is underrated, my father left school at 14 but could build a house from the ground up, for me that's impressive.

mikemac2

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Therefore you have lots of armchair experts on vaccination rollouts, analysing complex patterns of disease infection, cybersecurity, how to run a nation state etc.

When pubs reopen you'll find them on a barstool in your pub. They can run professional football teams too, you left that out :pac:

Tribeshift

Tribeshift wrote: »

In my experience, anyone who consciously thinks they are stupid is most likely to be far more intelligent than anyone who makes a big thing about how intelligent/"intellectual" they are.

It's funny, I've been thinking about how stupid I am lately.

iffandonlyif

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Ever read the story about Boris Johnson thinking he was going to take a musician's trophy off him the the following year as he was irked by the champion's consecutive wins of the 'best pianist' title at Eton? Bojo thought a year of tinkling on a piano, in his spare time from being a buffoon, was going to be enough for him to become a philharmonic célèbre.

It does make one wonder how thick one is in one's own life.

Indeed it should. You seem to have taken as fact a story that reeks of nonsense.

iffandonlyif

iffandonlyif wrote: »

Indeed it should. You seem to have taken as fact a story that reeks of nonsense.

Boris Johnson does not strike me as unintelligent, though I'm sure someone will provide an example of him doing something stupid and fail to see the irony and self-pwn.

Junkyard Tom

iffandonlyif wrote: »

Indeed it should. You seem to have taken as fact a story that reeks of nonsense.

Yeah maybe you're right, it's all second/third hand information.

Sonic the Shaghog

iffandonlyif wrote: »

Indeed it should. You seem to have taken as fact a story that reeks of nonsense.

Meh Boris is English, that's enough to get Tom foaming at the mouth

new92

yeah. i'm dumb as a nail.

Junkyard Tom

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

It's really fascinating watching utter morons talk complete bollocks about stuff like COVID19 with supreme confidence in their own Facebook-derived expertise, while highly trained medics are still reading meticulous research and figuring it all out.

Ever read the story about Boris Johnson thinking he was going to take a musician's trophy off him the the following year as he was irked by the champion's consecutive wins of the 'best pianist' title at Eton? Bojo thought a year of tinkling on a piano, in his spare time from being a buffoon, was going to be enough for him to become a philharmonic célèbre.

It does make one wonder how thick one is in one's own life.

Yup the same experts who a year later into a pandemic decided to quarantine people coming into the country when vaccines are rolling out.

Doublebusy

What was the question

Archeron

I'm quite stupid really. Im also fat and ugly.

ZX7R

Sometimes

weemcd

I'm not stupid at all I'm highly intelligent.

What I lack is motivation, direction, dedication and enthusiasm...

Gregor Samsa

I wear glasses, so everyone assumes I’m intelligent. It’s actually got me quite far in life.

Leg End Reject

I'm not stupid, but I won't have Mensa calling to the door either to sign me up.

blackcard

I am definitely not stupid but I have done a lot of stupid things

EmmetSpiceland

Leg End Reject wrote: »

I'm not stupid, but I won't have Mensa calling to the door either to sign me up.

Nonsense, L. They’ll take anyone once the money has been transferred.

Leg End Reject

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Nonsense, L. They’ll take anyone once the money has been transferred.

At least you got in, E.

Thespoofer

Yes.

RandomViewer

blackcard wrote: »

I am definitely not stupid but I have done a lot of stupid things

Think that's the most of us

EmmetSpiceland

Leg End Reject wrote: »

At least you got in, E.

As if. They’d have to pay me!

iffandonlyif

iffandonlyif wrote: »

Indeed it should. You seem to have taken as fact a story that reeks of nonsense.

Johnson wanted herd immunity without vaccines last year. That seems to have been forgotten.

RandomViewer

iffandonlyif wrote: »

Indeed it should. You seem to have taken as fact a story that reeks of nonsense.

Reminds me of Mark Wahlberg character in The Other Guys

bigar

Judging by a few decisions I made in life: yes.

YFlyer

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Boris Johnson does not strike me as unintelligent, though I'm sure someone will provide an example of him doing something stupid and fail to see the irony and self-pwn.

He is like Prince Harry. Playing the jester.

HalloweenJack

It depends on your definition of intelligence. Is it a global average of all different types of intelligence or comparative?

I'm terrible at maths and struggle to get my head around the why in scientific matters. My inter-personal intelligence isn't the best. I can't put my figure on it but people tend to irritate me quite easily and I don't pick up on people's motives as others seem to. I like music and sports and can pick up on certain things but my body isn't at the same level.

On the other hand, I do well with languages and seem to absorb a great amount of useless general knowledge and I seem to have better concept of time passing and orientation than a lot of people I know.

I know plenty of people who make me feel stupid, not in a nasty way, just by effortlessly demonstrating some intelligence that is far beyond my own capabilities. I do feel that I'm 'smart' but I'm well aware of certain aspects where I'm lacking.

RandomViewer

YFlyer wrote: »

He is like Prince Harry. Playing the jester.

I don't think Harry is playing

Hyperbollix

There's a youtube video of a debate between Mary Beard and Boris Johnson on the topic of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Boris is obviously not in her league in such a debate, but nonetheless, he holds his own and from reading the comments you can see that a majority of the viewers agree on this fact, many stating that he would have made a great history professor!

That skill in itself, the art of spoofing and bluffing your way into all sorts of places where you are well out of your depth and making a good fist of it, must be a sign of supreme intelligence of a sort.

I thought I knew a great deal when I was a teenager but the older I get the more I realize just how far from the truth that is. I'm not especially clever, but I'm always willing to learn.

Pretty stupid, yeah.

Last week I found out what the two buttons on a toilet mean, press one for a wee; both for a poo.

I have basic skills of comprehension, I know a little history, but I thought it was funny that this basic knowledge eluded me. Never fool yourself into believing you are a genius. We are all, in our own ways, idiots.

Smee_Again

I wish I was stupid, I’d have a lot more confidence if I was.

joe40

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Johnson wanted herd immunity without vaccines last year. That seems to have been forgotten.

If I remember correctly that was the thinking of the chief UK government scientist at the time also.

I'm not about to defend Boris, but he did have scientific backing at the time. Obviously quickly evaporated.

Now there was a reason that I hated Forest Gump, what was it again? Also Star Wars the Phantom Menace where a new character, Jar Jar Binks appeared. Why don't I like these characters.

Let me think.

Capt'n Midnight

Mimon wrote: »

Practical intelligence is underrated, my father left school at 14 but could build a house from the ground up, for me that's impressive.

It'd be even more impressive if he started at top.

YFlyer

RandomViewer wrote: »

I don't think Harry is playing

Don't think Harry is a Hitchens but doubt he is an idiot.

branie2

No I don't

Raphael Picard

Tribeshift wrote: »

In my experience, anyone who consciously thinks they are stupid is most likely to be far more intelligent than anyone who makes a big thing about how intelligent/"intellectual" they are.

While I see the appeal of such a counterintuitive belief, my own experience suggests that the self-consciously intellectual are indeed more intelligent than the self-consciously stupid.

StupidLikeAFox

Very much so

gigantic09

They say ignorance is bliss. Unfortunately I'm caught between two stools, not awful bright but smart enough to be aware of my many deficiencies.

YFlyer

RandomViewer wrote: »

I don't think Harry is playing

Small gene pool? They still do ok. Maybe British public is stupid or naive.