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Do you find pseudo intellectuals a nuisance or entertaining?

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Posted - June 9, 2017

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  • 3191
    It really depends upon my mood.  
      June 9, 2017 9:19 PM MDT
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  • I totally agree. 
      June 9, 2017 9:20 PM MDT
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  • 3191
    I've found it is hard for some people to understand.
      June 9, 2017 9:25 PM MDT
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  • 3523
    Since they think they are so smart, I give them a fair hearing to see if their opinion is justified.  If it is not, I just bow out, politely I hope.
      June 9, 2017 9:27 PM MDT
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  • Sometimes they won'y let you. :p
      June 9, 2017 10:12 PM MDT
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  • Mostly entertaining 
      June 10, 2017 3:56 AM MDT
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  • The best part is, they don't realize how entertaining they can be. :)
      June 10, 2017 9:23 AM MDT
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  • 6126
    Depends upon how I feel about the person and the conversation at hand.  Usually, I find them a nuisance.  If you don't know wtf you are talking about, shut yer mouth for cryin' out loud!  You are wasting my time and your energy.
      June 10, 2017 5:00 AM MDT
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  • Very true. The best part is how they keep telling you how smart they are. Someone with true intelligence doesn't feel the need to do that. :) 
      June 10, 2017 9:26 AM MDT
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  • 1713
    I find them annoyingly amusing.
      June 10, 2017 6:24 AM MDT
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  • Yep. I'm really surprised my eyeballs haven't got stuck in the back of my head with some of the conversations I'e endured. :)
      June 10, 2017 9:28 AM MDT
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  • When Patty and Selma get together, it's a hoot! Two annoying peas in a pod .. still funny to mess with them. 
      June 10, 2017 6:50 AM MDT
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  • That's the spirit!! :)
      June 10, 2017 9:28 AM MDT
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  • 52903


    (pseudo-intellectuals)

    It's a two-word hyphenated phrase. 
      June 10, 2017 6:58 AM MDT
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  • Bite-Me-!-Just-Bite-Me-OK-!  


      June 10, 2017 9:31 AM MDT
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  • 52903

    I thought I'm prohibited from doing that by the conditions of the lawsuit?
    ~
      June 10, 2017 10:13 AM MDT
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  • humph!! 
      June 10, 2017 10:13 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    I looked up "pseudo intellectual."  I found a really interesting site:

    Pseudo-intellectualism is a social stance. A pseudo-intellectual wants other people to think he's smart. He will work towards that goal in the most economical way possible.

    An intellectual will read a whole book, because his goal is to understand the book. A pseudo-intellectual will read the Cliff Notes, because his goal is to convince people that he's read the book. And you don't need to read a whole book in order to make most people think you have. Cliff Notes are more efficient.

    An intellectual always wants to know why. His whys are bottomless. Why is it raining? Because there are clouds in the sky. Why are there clouds? Because water condensed. Why did water condense? Etc. He will never tire of this. If you ask him why he wants to know, he'll stare at you blankly. Because, to him, knowledge itself is the goal. He gets a dopamine rush from knowledge. He doesn't understand phrases like "Why does it matter?" "What's the point?" or "What's the practical application?"

    A pseudo-intellectual doesn't ask why? why? why? He only asks about things that signal he's one of the smart set. In fact, he rarely asks. He tells.

    https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-pseudo-intellectual-and-an-intellectual-1

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    ersonally, I find pseudo-intellectuals a waste of time. This post was edited by tom jackson at June 10, 2017 10:16 AM MDT
      June 10, 2017 10:02 AM MDT
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  • Fascinating! I am going to have to visit that site and see what else is on there. :)
      June 10, 2017 10:09 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    Yes, it was quite an interesting read.
      June 10, 2017 10:56 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    depends on what theyre saying
      June 12, 2017 11:00 AM MDT
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