why are people who think they are smart so arrogant?

Question

i get lotsa comments from ppl saying i cant spell properly etc coz i used abbreviations. They also make other generalisations about me dependant on the question i ask. I get the impression most of them are people with degrees etc and they are so arrogant.
i am not dumb at all im still at high skool but i am quite smart
ironically although i use abbreviations i got top in my year for english
why are ppl like this who do tehy think they are and also why do most of them hav their contact options on off so u cant reply 2 them

whats their problem and has any1 else had 2 put up with these losers

lol the things i post about do not have anything to do with interlectual stuff.
Shouldn't interlectal ppl hav more understand considering they are the ones with the higher education and should therefore be more tolerant and understanding of how people express themselves and they should know better than to belittle others as even a four year old knows this is a way 2 get a lot of enemies. So i dont really understand wea ur comming from with dat

smart ppl shuld b smart enouf 2 nt judge u on ur spellin
they arent smart
dum arrogant mofos

Answer 1

You may very well be intelligent. I think if you typed everything correctly and spell checked etc., people would react differently.

Since no-one knows you, they can only judge by the typing. I know it is fairly common for younger people to use this " dumbed-down" type of spelling/ typing. But that's why you are being judged a little harshly.

I have a daughter that is 20. I seem to recall having to learn all kinds of abbreviations to find out what was going on. Like " rents in the room" stuff like that when they are e-mailing their friends. A plus to spell check is that it will keep you from getting an ingrained habit that will show up in work later on.

I try to stay away from judging harshly because there are many times, I believe I am answering someone that is foreign, doesn't know our language, and genuinely wants an answer.

I wish you luck but also keep in mind, most people would not act this way face to face. Hiding behind the keyboard makes alot of people meaner.

Answer 2

I am going to be honest, but I will try also to be nice.

Spelling and grammar ARE of some importance when posing a question. There are some questions (and answers) here on Yahoo Answers that I cannot even decipher. And when you have no idea what someone is trying to convey, it's frustrating.

And yes, excessive use of slang, abbreviations, lazy spelling, and incomprehensible sentence structure get to some people---it's bothersome to try and decode something you can barely read. ( I don't mean a couple of small little typos, either).

And what's with all the posts calling smart people "losers"? Am I to take that we are supposed to glorify stupidity and put it on a pedestal? Stupidity is NOT a good thing---I think that would be obvious. And if doctors, scientists, writers, inventors, geniuses, astronauts, directors, intellectuals, theologians, etc. are "losers", then I am happy to be one.

That said, bad grammar doesn't always mean someone is stupid. Quite the contrary. There have been many geniuses and free thinkers who haven't been grammar whizzes...who haven't done well in school, and who do go on to do great things. Of course, that is a rarity.

And if you are bothered by people labeling you as "stupid", then why not take the time to make sure your posts/questions are spelled right and make sense to those trying to read them? That can't be that hard, can it?

It's a fact that people who write lazily, misspell every other word, cannot use punctuation, etc. are seen as less than intelligent in most cases, whether they are or not. It may be unfair at times, but it's true.

So if people are feeling threatened by the "smart people" why not do something about it? Think your posts through. Use grammar and spell check. Research people's answers. Why is being smart, and why is writing a smart post a bad thing? You look good to yourself, and you look good to other people.

Answer 3

Because that will give you a sense of learning more and spelling more so.... instead of asking such weird silly questions out here!!

They are not losers but just coz you dont like what they say doesnt mean you post some dumb question about your opinions...

Answer 4

Some boneheads have serious personal issues and need to belittle others in order to feel superior and to show off to others. Take it with a grain of salt. It's just their ugly, little insecurities showing and they're using you to try and make themselves look good. Ignore them and know that if YOU can spell "abbreviation" ... then ur not so dumb!

Answer 5

Yes, everybody is the equal. Jesus positioned microchips within the intelligent and conceited boys brains, their major goal is you. You can run however that would now not paintings, you need to disguise. But once they begin utilising infared imaginative and prescient that is while it will get elaborate.

Answer 6

i am lazy and i rarely use caps and often omit puncts. i do try however to always use proper grammar. unless i'm trying to be funny. now and agian i will misspell only because i try to type swiftly.

i happen to be brilliant and i do not shove that down folks' throat. i try to be humble and i do not make a habit out of correcting people. i am not a loser. those that are making nasty comments to you are propably of the sort educated beyond their intelligence.

Answer 7

All smart people are arrogant jerks who surround themselves with fail-safe devised and people and plans and opinions, so that when anything or anyone challenges them they cannot be reached or dealt with, therefore they remain cocooned in their "safe " world with their thinking flawed but self comforting.
When an unthinkable something does effect them and they have no control over it they become crushed in the "why me" syndrome and rarely recover, thought they may conceal their devastation by quickly moving on.
Really you have to feel sorry for them, they are pathetic!

Answer 8

when you write something, you're planing to address a certain group and if by any chance that group turns out to be of intellectual nature, then why not take the time to check what you have written prior to posting it.

Answer 9

I tell them off and get on with life...seriously, who cares because you cannot change them...most don't have any morals, you know?

Bless you, man