Why I Dislike "Intellectuals"

[@VitalVampyr]

I would suggest the term "pseudointellectuals" to describe the people you're talking about.

[@TheDevian]

Much better, but I can be pedantic. ;)

[@Vagrant123]

Pseudointellectual is a much more accurate term imo. Helps reduce confusion.

[@zemorph42]

Vagrant123 except when someone misuses the term to insult actual intellectuals, as Winston Wu does by referring to skeptics as "pseudoskeptics"(See Martymer81's series _The Woo of Wu_ ).

[@jazzx251]

Actually - you mean "pseudo-intellectuals". The hyphen makes ALL the difference.

[@VitalVampyr]

+Mai Nem Nah, "pseudo-" is an affix so the hyphen isn't necessary. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pseudointellectual Don't let the spell checker lead you astray, mine doesn't even know common everyday words like octillion or icosidodecahedron!

[@wickedamoeba8719]

But....but they watch Rick and Morty!

[@cheesuscrust8810]

Wicked Amoeba You mean Richard and Mortimer.

[@spacedoohicky]

We have the reverse problem here in the U.S.. There are people who actually value being dumb. I know that sounds bad, but there is an anti-intellectual group. You would be excused if you thought it's just me being an "intellectual", or you might think these people are anti-"intellectual". Gawd I'm constantly self conscious that I might be stupid. And I've been told to "stop trying to sound smart". Not because I'm being condescending, but because I'm "using big words". In my environment I've actually censored my diction in order to not sound like I'm "trying to sound smart". I've slipped up, and said one four syllable word, and got lambasted over it. In my own opinion I don't even put that much value on vocabulary as an indicator of intelligence. As far as me acting like an "intellectual"; sure. I've done that. Though in my thoughts I'm plagued by a feeling of being stupid. I'm with you on people over valuing IQ scores. I've lost count of how many times I've got in an argument over that. Sure IQ does measure something, but it's far better to judge intelligence by a person's actions in life rather than a test score. I think what you mean by "intellectuals" is people who are overly condescending to puff themselves up. I think being condescending can't be helped sometimes. "Intellectuals" are annoying, but in the grand scheme of things they are mostly harmless. Except when they gather a cult following in social media. The internet is a great place for those types.

[@Coeurlarme]

I have no idea what "lambasted" means in english, so I went looking for the translation of that word in my native language Turns out i don't even know what it means in my native language. Stop using big words omg

[@MissCaraMint]

Coeurlarme And that’s what we call a lexical gap.

[@lisaistda7704]

I read a very good book the other day, self theories, by a psychologist called carol dweck, in it she explains why some people are so obsessed with proving their smartness or high iq, due to their perception of intelligence and other things. I loved it! Check it out, if you were interested in the topic of the video

[@Sam-tf9ip]

No one ever really says to stop acting smart but I have had people tell me that they’re too dumb to understand me as a joke. I don’t think I’m smarter than most people though I just think I’m lucky.

[@chinkasuyaro8983]

I had a lamb baste last week. Scrumptious!

[@brendarua01]

Rachel, you hit the sweet spot for me on this subject when you touched on this notion of fear and looking foolish or stupid. That might represent a fundamental difference of how people approach learning, heck maybe life. These pseudo-intellectuals identify themselves with being right and get value in showing off they know more than others. So they need to circle the wagons to protect that ego. They find it hard to admit they are wrong or don't know something. They get uptight and snooty - almost said snotty lol - as part of that outer defense. This is where the put downs might come from. It's a way to try and establish status or social ranking? The alternative stance, intellectual or not, embraces learning and finding out the truth. There's no fundamental ego at risk. (But a reaction to the snide quips and condescension from those playing ego games is only normal. That is an attack.) You get that saying "I don't know." is the first step to finding out. I've had a gut feeling for a long time that there is a correlation between how abstract a subject is and how much ego display you see. I've no evidence for it, just an impression. But as an example, you will find christians who will say nothing can change their mind about god in the most righteous tone of voice. A geochemist will say "I don't know what that rock is, but let's drop some acid on it and see what happens." Somewhere in the middle might be a rocker who says "Let's drop some acid and see what happens." But I wouldn't know about that.

[@fossforever512]

I know the kind of people you're talking about. My main problem with them is the almost always apparent Dunning-Kruger effect. Typically people like that are actually smarter then average, but not by much. Not to mention the horror they express if what they say is ever shown false. Like I WANT someone to correct me if I'm incorrect because it means I'll be closer to the truth. I think it's due to them realizing they are rather intelligent but then being to insecure to admit they aren't the most intelligent person in every field ever.

[@toserveman9317]

"Dunning-Kruger effect." Not what the DK means. The dk applies to practically everyone. "Typically people like that are actually smarter then average, but not by much. " Politicians and media people make up that class.

[@sagerider2]

Actually, all the dunning-Kruger's I've run into should be in a home for the mentally deficient. So, they don't set themselves on fire, or accidentally burn down Chicago again. Sadly, I have a cousin that's that way. So proud of his brain. Unfortunately, he doesn't have one. So very snide with everyone. You'd think he went to Harvard or Yale. Nope, no college, not even Jr college. I'm not even sure he got a high school diploma. He's never mentioned it, which makes me suspicious about it.

[@gastronomist]

Its_Me - The Dunning Kruger Effect wouldn't apply to people who are average or slightly above average intelligence. Nonetheless, there is some resemblance.

[@TheDevian]

I think mistakes are a bit embarrassing, but I don't think that is a big deal, embarrassment is a part of life, and helps us learn and improve. I don't really like when I am wrong, I try not to be, but I accept that it happens, sometimes a LOT. None of us knows everything about anything, even if we are an expert, and we all make mistakes, and we can all, always learn something new on any topic, or find a new way to look at something. We can learn at least as much from our mistakes, as our successes. Someone else said it as well, 'pseudo-intellectual', is the correct term. Rock-on Rachel, keep on learning, I have enjoied your perspective on most topics so far. XD

[@hugomarien4565]

I made enough mistakes in my life to compare with most accademicly educated people I even keep learning new things from kids like Rachel

[@TheDevian]

Exactly, it doesn't matter if you make mistakes, what matters is what you learn from them!

[@stewiegriffin1723]

i am the most entelagent person in here

[@idkwtvr4844]

Stewie griffin *entelejent

[@iexist1300]

It's spelt itelengent you unenlightened moron.

[@julzbehr6696]

Three wisdoms from my mum “If you’re honest and kind, there are no stupid questions, just bad answers” “Mistakes are gifts for those who are learning” “Not as a punishment, as practice”

[@Tdisputations]

What really bothers me is when people's channel name includes the word "reason," "rational," or "truth." Usually people who pick those names are the opposite of that.

[@KekeeBlack]

owchywawa my least favorite thing is when they say "if you just used simple LOGIC" SO DOUCHEY

[@MsSomeonenew]

Most of the time those end up with insane conspiracy theories.

[@enderdoom1469]

"Rationality Rules" would be a decent counter-argument. (could be considered an exception?)

[@gastronomist]

owchywawa - A youtuber I watch comes across people like that all the time. She refers to them "science-bros". Yub-yub

[@roy_for_real2674]

Like Rationality Rules?

[@emilyannabelle9914]

This makes me cringe so bad, only because it used to be me. When I was young, I realized that I was kinda smarter than average (not a lot lmao, just a teensy bit), so I kept thinking that my semi-high intelligence was my only value (I was really insecure), and that, if people didn't think I was the smartest around, then I wasn't worth anything. This also made me more critical of others, and gave me this sense of "at least you know more than these fools," and it was SO incredibly toxic. It didn't help that my friends were the same, pretentious, insecure type that I was, and that the only worth we found in ourselves was the fact that we knew a little more than some other people. Thank God that episode of my life has ended. Once I gained a little confidence, I realized that there are so many other, amazing qualities about myself, and that I don't need to be the smartest person in the room to be priceless. And I feel as if a lot of these people suffer from this insecurity as well. If so, I hope they can realize how amazing they are, and how little their intelligence has to do with their worth ❤

[@lDanielHolm]

Speaking as someone who often DOES correct people with an "Actually...", I don't do it because I want people to think I'm smart. I just don't like misinformation.

[@MissCaraMint]

Daniel Holm I get what you are saying, but there are more than one way to skin a cat so to speak, and beeing needlessly rude or condisending is really anoying for the other person.

[@Vermythe]

I would say that only ppl who believe they have all knowledge they need are religious fundamentalists. If you're ready to admit to your own ignorance, for me, it is great step into enlightenment ;)

[@vansantos5772]

Only religious fundamentalist? Heck no. These people are all over the place... you can be a feminist know it all (try talking sense to Anita Sarkeesian). You can be a "Scientist" like Thunderfoot (they guy is smart, but even in topics he is not knowledgeable like politics he thinks he is above reproach... and I like him, but after a while every one of his videos is about how right he is and how stupid everyone else is). Sorry... but people who think they know it all are all over the place and in every field of life.

[@gastronomist]

Rachel should also do a video about pseudo-spiritual people. They are just as bad.

[@CarissaNomadic]

Something I heard from another KZbin video host, in regards to knowing everything: "The problem is that all the smart people are full of questions and all the ignorant people are full of confidence." That said, I agree, though we should take a moment to laugh at the rap lovers! (Joking on that part) I think it's the result of feeling passionate about what they know and like to know, that they forget what's to be said about hubris... (edit: added) That said, they're all over the place in sparse numbers, but I think those sorts can be reasoned with decently as soon as you can get them to calm down. Like I said, passionate. All in all, Tabletop has a term for them: rules lawyers. Not quite the same situation, since this isn't a game channel... But... Eh... D:

[@MichaelButchin]

I think that in my past, I have been that kind of intellectual snob. I was not particularly good looking. I was not particularly athletic. I had no real accomplishments. The only thing of which I could be proud was my intellectual acumen. Later I discovered that it was really nothing special. And when I became a teacher, I realized that you can't belittle people for not knowing things that you know. On the other hand, I sometimes tend to go too far the other way. I tend to underestimate myself and assume that other people are as well read or more well-read than I, and it tends to look very snobbish because I expect people to know at least as much as I. I tried to remind myself that I am not especially intelligent per se, but that I am simply more well-read than the average person in my social milieu. And probably, even that boast is an example of intellectual snobbery. This is why I rarely comment, and why I try not to engage in too much conversation. At work there are some who regard me as Dietrich the character in Barney Miller. I simply have wide-ranging interests and I enjoy reading as much as I can about them. But because these are only my interests, there are significant gaps in what I really do know. But now I am rambling, so I shall stop here.

[@sagerider2]

Shouldn't your name be Dietrich? I loved him, so did my dad. And Yemana. "I come from Omaha." Wojo, "We have a state by that name too."

[@MichaelButchin]

Marilyn Newman Ha! Yemana was the best! He never failed to make me laugh!

[@kingralfy9900]

You really said just about everything I thought on the "intellectuals" topic. I love deep/intelligent conversations and I can tell you I would much rather talk to someone who has less formal education or something than one of these you're talking about. There are plenty of times I've gotten different insights on something from a person who was either less educated than me in general (not a brag, not a lot of people go to college where I'm from) or just less versed on the topic at hand. Love your videos!

[@Perished_Phantom]

Mistakes are a product of everyday life. I like how you approach topics, you're very open and kind

[@Sidistic_Atheist]

We are always learning...The accumulation of knowledge never stops. On your current video topics, you're where most of us were, at your age. We would and should, never say "you must read this" or "You must think this way" It's your journey. Not ours. We can hint at sources of information that shaped our journey. But ultimately it's your choice, alone. *Plus. watching you, has lit a fire under my lazy complacent intellectual arse.* You've already covered stuff. That I knew nothing about... And for that I thank you.

[@louisng114]

I agree with the most part, but I don't agree that defining things is a bad thing. Having well-defined terms is necessary for meaningful discussions.

[@MsSomeonenew]

It is, can be a problem however when they choose to define them completely wrong.

[@gastronomist]

msSomeonnew - I believe you intended to write, "define them completely incorrectly."

[@PixieoftheWood]

I stand in the middle on this. On the philosophy example, that guy's just a jerk, because there's honestly no reason to assume that everyone has access to philosophy classes, and you're clearly trying to learn and better understand the world around you. However, I have met people who seem to take pride in not being educated, or seem to put very little effort into learning subjects that they claim to have an interest in. For example, one guy I met who claimed to be a chef because he went to a cooking trade school, and yet said he never heard of baker's chocolate or Dijon mustard. However, if someone who doesn't claim to be a chef doesn't know that term, there's no reason to act like they're dumb. In his case, due to the education he *claimed* to have had, I don't feel bad about getting a little of the 'you seriously don't know that' type of attitude. I guess in the end, it's just that claiming to have more knowledge than you do bothers me more than actually having the knowledge and being a bit rude about it.

[@sagerider2]

I drive my cousin crazy, because I love baker's chocolate. I told her, she doesn't really like chocolate, Just the sugar. Unfortunately, because of diabetes, I have to cut back on even that, sigh. But I can still use my spicy brown mustard.

[@gastronomist]

pixieofthewood - I agree - claiming to be educated in a subject but not knowing the basics is a bit worse than someone who is just a jerk about what they do know. Unfortunately, I find that these pseudo-intellectuals tend to not know their subjects quite as well as they think they do.

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Ur a idot

[@vectoretch4902]

That was the most polite rant I have ever heard, well done!

[@TheManInTheLongBlackCoat]

Those types don’t care if they win the argument; but if they can muddy the argument, to them that’s a victory.

[@iexist1300]

As someone who is very stupid, I agree that bashing someone for not knowing something when they figure it out is a very toxic behavior unfortunately me and my sister both do this to each other unconsciously. It's a real problem especily on the internet, because dealing with it to harshly leads to people being afraid of looking smart, but not pointing it out makes people afraid of learning. I try my best to emphasise the fact that I'm stupid to counterbalance the times where I've been condescending or like one of these people, but I'm such a lazy egotistical piece of trash that I keep forgetting and end up putting others down rather than myself.

[@scalp340]

What about being condescending and acting "intellectual" to people who consider themselves an "intellectual"? Because I do that all the time with people who believe they know something that many don't and almost judge or belittlw those don't think along their lines. I like to play their game and beat them with their own argument(s) and....... Ego (I guess). I have found a healthy understanding of logic puts them in their place because they seem to use fallacious reasoning often enough. Maybe it's wrong and I'm also a douche, but it feels good to give these elitists a taste of their own medicine. Anyway, enjoyed the video. Thanks, Rachel.

[@walterl322]

This kind of people, they’re just toxic. If you oppose their opinion, you’re labeled stupid...

Rachel, I think you'd get a rather cathartic sort of _kick_ out of Kitchen Nightmares. Particularly the American version, where these _idiots_ run their restaurants into the ground, _call Gordon Ramsay for help,_ and then, upon hearing _quite possibly, demonstrably _*_the best chef in the world_*_ explain to them what's wrong,_ they ignore literally everything said, and spout off that their food is the best in the world. Usually, I'd have some scathing personal attack all lined up for those sort of pompous, puffed-up, self-important pseudo-intellectual fucking garbage people, but honestly, I feel that the vast majority of the episodes of that show make my point for me. Those people paint themselves in the sort light I've seen them in for years, and the end result is _never_ a pretty picture. So, for future reference, Amy's Baking Company. Look it up right here on youtube.

As an aside, in response to what you said around the 12-13 minute mark, sure, trying to appeal _only_ to the most highly educated or informed people out there isn't the best idea, but please, don't start trying to pander to the lowest common denominator. It doesn't benefit anyone, and the discussion tends to go nowhere.

[@sagerider2]

Did Amy's husband get deported? I know he was on trial for not reporting crimes on his emigration status.

[@GrubbinGrouch]

Not knowing something is the basis for science… people who shame others for not knowing something are probably sensitive about their own knowledge and intelligence.

[@jjboykin9091]

Brian Griffin from Family Guy is the epitome of "intellectuals" lol

[@CaptainObvious0000]

actually he only likes to pretend to be one. nvm, didn't see the quotation marks.

[@cupass6179]

definitely not bleach! how about you just delete the comment rather than retract it in an edit

[@paradisecityX0]

Snoopy is 10x smarter than he is

[@CaptainObvious0000]

what's the big deal with an edited comment?

[@cupass6179]

definitely not bleach! Idk it just kinda bothered me

[@atinyevil1383]

I understand how you feel. I went to a specialized high school where they made school learning everything. Now, I’m not the best student when it comes to reading textbooks or doing assignments, so a lot of people in my high school considered me to be stupid and talked down to me. They were people my age talking to me like I was a 3rd grader. I’m not a stupid person, I do my research when I’m interested in the topic. Like, I could get into engaging and philosophical discussions about films or video games and the deep symbolism that go into them. Now that I’m in college, my professors really value you me because I’m one of the people who add to a discussion and give good information and viewpoints.

[@christopherbrzezinski256]

My wife’s friends husband is that way.He always has to be the smartest person in the room.I can understand being annoyed with people like that.

[@sagerider2]

Oh, one of THOSE. Yes, very annoying. I feel sorry for your friend too.

[@Kalamain]

Those people where the Dunning-Kruger effect runs rampant. Met a few... Been one when I was younger and a bit of a wanker. >.> Most people get over it when people pull them up on their bullshit. *shrug*

[@sagerider2]

Then you weren't a Dunning-Kruger poster child. They never, ever get over it & admitting it wrong? Don't be silly, you're just an enemy, to be trampled underfoot by their grand army. If only they could find them. If ONLY they could remember where they put them.

[@jcrossi56]

I love the term 'lifelong learning'...you are naturally inquisitive so...welcome to the club Rachel...!

[@brandongutleben2222]

She's absolutely right about doing her honest best and then making the most out of comments and corrections/Insights/opinions

[@walterl322]

One of them actually tried to ruin my life, but most are just annoying... the thing is that they feel like there’s nothing more that they possibly could learn, that they are smarter and better than everyone else, but the fun starts when two of them meet, it’s really fun to observe them trying to make the other look stupid...

[@omniaquaeriteacdubitate3898]

"Success is built on an anvil of failure."-Musashi Miyamoto I could never understand why people find failure so abhorrent. If anything IMHO, like that of Miyamoto. Failure means the is one step closer to success, because one has eluminated & hopefully eliminated a potential future pit fall. ps. Love your expressive hand gesturing and facial expressions body language is a great indicator of honesty. pps. Beware of those who would/could take advantage of your honesty(dare i say naivete).

[@tefkas1357]

I do agree with you because I've been like this. It is a personality trait and not linked to intellect or 'IQ'. It's a good topic to bring up and kudos for being brave enough to do so. To anyone who thinks they are like this and need to break the cycle it's a small step you have to make many times: just shut up and listen, then think about what the person has said, not who they are (or who you think they are).

[@Wix_Mitwirth]

It's your channel Rachel. Make the videos you want to make. I totally feel you on trying to find the right language to use so that you aren't painting all smart folks with the same brush. After giving it some thought, I believe the challenge comes from the fact that intellectual is an adjective that we lazily started using as a noun a long time ago. If we bring back nouns we can call our supportive acquaintances something like "intellectual mentors", or "friends" while the other end can be "intellectual jerks" or "self-felators" or something; also we can add more adjectives like supportive or arrogant or douchey. Sorry, I ramble sometimes too. 😒 Don't change a thing, except of course the amount of learning on your various subjects of interest that you have done. Keep on keepin' on.

[@michaelcoulter1114]

I've had my share of encounters with "intellectuals", in fact, perhaps more than my own share!😂 I was in a "gifted program" in grades 6-8, and while many of my fellow students were nice people who didn't see their intelligence as proof of superiority, there were a few who tried to insert their intellectual superiority into every conversation, to the detriment of their social interactions with the "non gifted" students. Lol, this led, in turn, to bullies going after some of the snotty ones, and all of us having to endure lectures from the teachers on a weekly basis on our overbearing arrogance, even those of us who weren't guilty of such behavior. My next encounter with this kind of nonsense was after I became a member of MENSA on a whim, looking for some "intellectual stimulation" after I left school, and was playing semi-pro hockey, and working at a trade. I chose to leave school after grade 12, not because I couldn't handle my schoolwork, but because of a "learning disability" that made writing neatly impossible for me, which in turn led to receiving lower marks for my work than the quality of the work deserved, having marks deducted for poor penmanship, despite the teachers knowing that I had a disability. Anyways, I joined MENSA, and thought it would be interesting to interact with "intellectuals" again, but it turned out to be a group of people who, as you said, defined themselves by their supposed intellectual superiority, and were upset that the world didn't recognize their "obvious gifts". I only lasted for 3 months, and realized that these people believed themselves superior to me as well, despite my abilities. This made me look at them with a critical eye, leading me to realize that none of them were successful in their careers, believing that their intellect should be recognized by their bosses, and rewarded with promotions, despite the fact that their contributions didn't merit such reward. I moved on, left the group, and continued with my trade, which led in turn to me owning my own business, and having a good group of people working for me. When confronted by people like that now, I just usually ignore them, not needing to prove anything to anybody. Btw, I tell my employees all the time that "the only stupid question is the one that you do NOT ask, because you're afraid to look foolish", and that "if you don't know something, then it's an opportunity to learn something new". I enjoy your videos, so please keep making them!

[@sagerider2]

Just a word of warning, Ian Juby is a member of mensa. Need I say more? I saw a video of him trying to conduct a camping trip. OMG, It was 3 babies running away from home & well, to put it mildly, Tim the Tool Man Taylor could have done it better. And that...is saying a LOT.

[@enlightedjedi]

I'm not sure what sort if any intellectual I am but sometimes I do judge people who behave stupidly, quite harsh actually. Usually when they really cheat logic and that often happens with the like of anti-vaccinists for example. So sometimes judging is needed for purpose of exposure if no other :)! I thought this is something on occasion you do too, but I've seen only 3 of your videos by now, maybe I'm wrong :)! Anyway, so far you seem very honest and I really appreciate it :)!

[@dsarah60]

I unterstand you so well because I have also met pseudo intellectuals like the ones you're talking about. Every Day they only want to talk about abstract complex topics and nothing else is good enaugh as a conversation topic. I even have people like that in my family. These people also don't have any empathy and are very coldhearted. That's why I keep a distance to these family members. I know that it is better for me that way. You don't have to always apologize for rambling and talking about your personal experience. Because if that makes it easier to explain, why not? If people don't that, they don't have to watch your video.

[@elieli2893]

A funny fact, where I studied for my high school (age 16-18) It was compulsory to have at least one basic course of both philosophy and psychology :D Nope, not standard for every country, and I'm pretty sure even in my country it's not just expected of people to know how to tackle philosophical problems 😅

[@matthewshakti4907]

Thank you for another great video.

[@MichaelPowers1960]

While I'm told i'm of above average intelligence, I have more than enough low self-esteem to keep myself grounded. I've always believed that mistakes are our greatest teachers. Mostly because they tend to sting which causes one to remember the lesson. So I wouldn't sweat them too much. I also think there is something to be learned from most people one comes into contact with, even if that knowledge can be saddening as times. Anyway, I very much enjoy your channel.

[@YugiTech]

I've seen people say... "How dare you question me?" Or "I have a PHD" something to that effect and I find it annoying because titles or phds or whatever doesn't make you better than everyone, granted you're supposed to be knowledgable in that area, but you're not immune from criticism or immune to being wrong. You're absolutely right to point it out :)

[@Rabblexthree]

You're talking about the "but actually" people. They're annoying because they think they're better than others. Knowing something is fine, great even but looking down on others because they don't know something is just annoying. It is better to teach people who don't know rather than look down on them.

[@louisng114]

But actually, someone can say "but actually" without being condescending.

[@Rabblexthree]

If you say so.

[@GP-su3zt]

I call them just narcissists, intellectual narcissists to be precise. The world is full of them. Also reading among the comments, someone suggests to call them not true intellectuals but pseudointellectuals. But the narcissist would say "I am not pseudointellectual, I am a true intellectual", thus perpetuating his narcissism and projecting it to this more acceptable word and legitimizing it again. So proposing this term differentiation doesn't solve the problem and the narcissist will do his "job" anyway, which in turn and simply put, want to be called smart, intellectual etc... from other people. I dislike those people and I agree with you. Those people are those who would claim you are ignorant cause you don't have this or that major degree and you do this or that job, so they are objectively disrespectful. Also, sorry to remark that, but usually the perfect elective environment for those people is the philosophy university and related faculties, and your video confirms that cause the guys you encountered behaving this way were those with a formal education in philosophy and were those pointing towards your eventual lack of "philosophical education". According to me, this is a purely psychological issue and only psychology can fully answer to this phenomenon. That is why I purposely use the term narcissism, and in a psychological way. I have also other thoughts on this topic: intellectuals play a comfortable game. They prefer to stick with their fantasies and they do not chose an interest or field of study or whatever where, aside your fantasies/imagination, one needs to bring results, like studying a language, playing an instrument, solve an equations, taking decisions, painting etc... (now I don't want to write more on this but I could expand and be more precise, hope anyways it passes the huge distinction, according to me, between just having ideas/fantasies and actually doing something where you need to prove you've got talent). Thanks for your content and sorry for my errors in english.

[@chrishall5570]

I can get a little like this at times admittedly though for me it's more that I think I'm right about something and can be really stubborn. Though there are all kinds of intelligence which my Dad shows me every time I talk to him. In school he was never a good student and whenever I talk about what I'm learning in school he looks at me like I have three heads or if I try to show him how to work his flip phone. But he's very good with his hands and has a lot of street smarts. He is also really nice to people and is willing to lend a hand even if it's just a random person in the store that needs help with their bags.

[@LazyDwobbit]

Ah, yes. I used to be that sort of pompous person until I met others who were like that and gave me a taste of it. Unfortunately I still have some snobbish habits but, you know, it's good to lighten up and let people enjoy things. Genuinely intelligent, interesting, sensible people (like yourself) don't really need to flaunt intelligence. I learned it from my grandmother, who was the ultimate snob and, you know, withheld affection if I didn't get straight A's, and I wasn't really allowed to have non-intellectual hobbies as a child so I tended to poop on everyone else's parade. I was largely self-educated due to moving around a lot and so I thought "if I can do it, everyone can, so everyone should be smart like I'm told I am." Because of that perspective, I figure that people act like that because there's something fundamentally missing in their lives and being admired for their intellect is really all they know. It doesn't make it less obnoxious at all, though. I like your bit about not waiting until you're an expert before just doing something. It took me years to learn that, and now, I'm mediocre at everything I do but it feels good putting my work out there. I also respect that you don't really experience embarrassment from making a mistake, which is a wholly new perspective to me. It's great that life is a learning experience. I think some people who experience embarrassment when making mistakes were probably ridiculed for making them, and I'm glad for you that you either didn't go through that or weren't bothered by it. I learned recently that everyone is intelligent about their own interests and in their own way, whereas my upbringing focused a lot on classroom learning, and if I've ever made a comment that was pompous or disrespectful, I am very sorry and I am working on unlearning those behaviors. I think what you're doing is great, and while we have different beliefs in some areas, I admire the respect you have for your viewers. Also, my philosophy class was an easy-A course in community college, so "taking a basic philosophy class" isn't necessarily something to be super proud of. Besides, there are gentler and less repellant ways to suggest something, because a comment like "oh you've never taken X class" isn't going to make me want to take X class.(I do think basic philosophy classes are offered through online course programs, but if not, it should be easy to find books at beginner level at a library or online; I know Amazon has free books on the subject - anyway, ramble XD)

[@MiniMeags]

A friend of mine always makes me feel really dumb for the way I see things or thought of things or spell people and always goes on about how smart they are and you can't ever tell said person they're wrong and it gets on my nerves sooooo much. If I write a status and something is spelled wrong they'll comment and correct me and it's just like ugh fuck sake I don't care about my spelling I know I'm not good at it. 🙄

[@narutoluvr1]

My ex boyfriend and his little circle of friends were like this. They intentionally did things like talking down to me, subtly, to me to manipulate me, and it felt awful. They also always had 'the upper hand' in situations I had difficulty explaining that I had issues with in the relationship, especially when I was emotional9. I was very sheltered, so there are still a lot of basic life things I'm very behind on. I'm still learning and always trying to learn, understanding social interactions, politics, and deciding what's most important to me. It was an awful time lol. And they're not even half as smart as they think they are. It was a comfort to figure that out. So glad I'm not with him anymore.

[@julzbehr6696]

I’m “gifted” This hurts because people do place importance on test scores. My brother is dyslexic and has other learning disorders. And people value his test scores even more than mine. We both have expectations placed on us. Their very annoying. They make us into words. I’m a “nerd”. I should leave the normal kids alone. “Go to the library” can be a devastating sentence. He’s a “burden”. Teachers feel like they need to help him with everything. “Are you sure you get this” or “Aren’t you going to use your extra time” mess him up regularly.

[@jazzx251]

Actually Rachel - I think that you will find the definition of "Intellectual" has nothing to do with the obnoxiousnous of a class of people. Your sweeping generalisation of people whose IQ is clearly much higher than yours needs to be corrected on this occasion (and many others, to be honest). Hence - according to the Oxford English Dictionary: "Intellectual n. A person possessing a highly developed intellect" (such as myself, for example) Just because we know more than you and want to educate you, does not make us bad people - just slightly annoyed at your obvious inability to learn what is patently obvious. Was it Cornelius Fantrar who said "Beneath reason exists unreason. Beneath unreason lies mockery. Beneath mockery lies comedy. Beneath comedy lies death"? You would do well to know what those words mean Rachel. Now, I wouldn't want you to stop posting KZbin videos - but couldn't you stick to what you're best at? I liked that one where you changed into lots of different costumes - more of that please! [don't bother looking up Cornelius Fantrar - I made it up - love your videos!]

[@drewstillexists]

Whoa, you did that much better than I did.

[@jazzx251]

That's because I've read Fantrar and you haven't.

[@MissCaraMint]

This was great. Five out of five toasts not on a stick.

[@gastronomist]

Mai Nem - Actually, people's inability to learn what I know is because it is NOT patently obvious. You must be superbly intelligent to learn what I know. Also, I believe you intended to say, "...but couldn't you stick to that at which you are best?" You ended your sentence with a preposition.

[@StellaPlayss]

Lol. I thought this was serious!

[@WickedChristianity]

I think I have a name for those kind of intellectuals... If I can be The Wicked Christian, than they can be The Wicked Intellectuals :) OK, now I need to check to see at what level my wicked intellectual self is at... Rachel, I think your REALLY smart. I learn a lot from you - Thank You! I even had to look up the meaning of a few words that you have said...actually, more than a few...

[@jestersnb9761]

you're* dummy lmao

[@eddyviolet9422]

saorsa woowww so impress dat u can speel yore damn respke m8 jduf7duwosoxmzhs

[@iantanner7579]

"Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this fact is the beginning of wisdom." - or something like that Empathy and understanding seems to be where "intellectuals" fall down. btw, I'm an unemployed forklift operator, - my oldest brother is a doctor of philosopy, nice bloke, but zero common sense.

[@LouisGedo]

Hi Rachel, the type of person you describe as "intellectual" is what I refer to as an arrogant or pugnacious person. I don't let these people trigger me because these people aren't worth me getting worked up over. Have a terrific weekend.

[@OwariNeko]

"I really don't like people who think they are smart and say stuff like "Omg, don't you know that?". Don't they know that that's detrimental to learning and a really douchy thing to do? Don't they know that they're just coming across as assholes?"

[@gastronomist]

I agree. I can't believe they don't know that.

[@xbxlxexhx]

I am genuinely afraid I might somewhat be or sound like "this person"! :D Was it Albert Einstein, who said:"The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know?" Regardless, they didn't say this because they were humble, they said it, because it's indeed so. 15:58 Philosophy. Hey, until yesterday I was ignorant of Naturalism having anything to do with Philosophy, or of Naturalism having so much different definitions. But then I watched one of CosmicSkeptic's videos, who's channel Rachel recommended, and started googling. It was quite exciting. I am still not convinced that to love thinking you have to be a philosopher - "lover of wisdom", well at least not somebody schooled in philosophy. All the world record holders in marathon aren't schooled in light athletics, are they? Before that I genuinely thought Naturalism was just a word best describing my *world view*, which is based on what we can observe in the world, and ultimately reaching the conclusion that every phenomenon/thing in the world is natural. For example if a reliable source (Master Journal List scientific journal, look below) was to publish an article about the evidence of Flying Spaghetti Monster being really there, then the FSM becomes a part of the things natural, and our species would have a fun time discovering the whys and hows of that new discovery. So basically I thought that we have our limits and cant observe everything in the world, but that everything is a part of nature. We can attempt to explain phenomena, but that's as close as we get to understanding nature (we and our tools have limits). For example, we have a Physics law, but it isn't a nature's law; description of light as a wave-particle doesn't necessarily mean that light is simultaneously a wave and a particle. Physics explains nature, and sometimes makes wonderful mistakes/doesn't take reality in account; it doesn't mean Physics becomes worth less either, in fact we find its laws practical application (building new tools), we grow aware of the limitations of descriptions, we supplement the laws, correct them, occasionally even replace them with ones that fit the observations best. All the ideas in the paragraph above I reached without being a Philosopher myself, nor have I read any philosophical books on naturalism. Uni, Basics of Physics was what influenced me the most. The professors encouraged us to ask questions. One prof. gave out papers, so we could write questions on them, the best part was - the questions didn't have to be about what we learned in that day's lecture. When prof. didn't know how to answer the question, he would prepare for it before our next Phys-101 lecture; sometimes he did that even when he had given the answer, but felt there's more to it. Often the answer was:"We don't know for sure, but here's what we know about, and here are some early conclusions we can draw on that matter." Then the auditorium discussed the ideas, letting our imagination go, but being open to corrections. I think it was a great way to stimulate thought, for teacher and students alike. _____________________ In practice, scientific method turned out to be the most accurate tool to observe the world, so that's why the requirement of an article being published in one of the Master Journal List journals, as they are the most credible. Shout-out to potholer54 YT channel! =D

[@xbxlxexhx]

ed smith The decline effect Wait, are these people implying, that if we won't do the follow-up research, then incredible new tech can be reaped from this “initial research” data? That by trying to repeat the experiments we irreversibly lose this potential tech? E.g. hypothetically we could have already built a Green Lantern's ring -like device. Alas, because the research was done by many independent teams and the problem was tackled from different angles, we've missed our chance, lost the knowledge, lost the technology to produce such a device. Or are they implying that the knowledge gained from scientific research isn't gained by using scientific method? E.g. Newton's law of universal gravitation or Ohm's law were a product of anything else than scientific method? “[---]When the experiments are done, we still have to choose what to believe.” The interpretation part of it yes. How the data fits what is already known, does the old knowledge confirm new data, etc. If it doesn't, we could have a breakthrough, if it does, we will have a more complete model. As I mentioned scientific law is not a law of nature, merely a description, a model if you will. The model won't be absolute, because our senses are limited, our language is limited, our tools are limited. Anyways, in case of light we discovered that it behaves like waves, but it also has the properties of particles. Now we had two models fitting one “thing”. Does it mean we need to choose to believe that light is a particle or a wave, both, neither? What changes if we won't choose? Everything, something, or nothing? But we don't choose to believe whether the test results were as they were. Neither we dismiss the contradictory results. What we can do, though is design better tests (e.g. to pinpoint the what we suspect to be the phenomenon), get to the root of why the results aren't continuous (I've heard many stories of out of tune measuring equipment, not taking into account the varying environment, human error, etc being the culprit affecting data's consistency). A mere change in air humidity can ruin an electrostatic experiment display - one part of the day it works, other it doesn't. I googled up the “decline effect”. It seems it prefers some sciences and -fields while ignoring others; also more research and data is needed. Digging through the Wikipedia I found some quite rational explanations and this:“[---] Lehrer published a comment on his blog, [---] where he denied that he was implicitly questioning science and scientific methods in any way. [---]” The Explanations, Contesting views and Criticism parts of Wiki article were informative too. Thanks for introducing me to the Decline effect! I hope we will have more work put into it, so we would understand it better.

[@jimcurt99]

LOVE your videos... you may not have all the knowledge....but you present what you do know a very clear, entertaining manner... and you are cute as hell... not sure thats relevant....

[@kwstas807]

the more you know the better person you become !!! if they think they know everything they are not educated ... the best definition of education is "when you know that youknow nothing you are well educated" said by my fellow Greek Socrates

[@BillFindlater]

Love your attitude

[@elaineswartz183]

Learning is a journey, not a destination. Any ”expert” who stops learning is like a grape dying on the vine. Keep learning. You're doing great! Dr. S.

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

I agree with what you said in this video. In my opinion smart people are very obvious because you can just listen to them talk and it comes through. Smart people should not have to tell you that they are smart anymore than say fire should tell you that it's hot. Intelligence quotient is only a matter of how efficiently your brain assimilates information and comes to an understanding. It has no bearing on what understanding you have come to or what data that you have assimilated. I think that the IQ score only matters in academics when you are talking about learning complicated subjects. I don't think it matters in any other scope. I know somebody that has insulted me because I forgot to plug in a cable over a year ago and he is certified in that class before that happened. He still insults me over it. So what I do is I just laugh it off say things like oh you won't let that go will you.To me it's like people that want you to believe that they are smart are not smart when it comes to social interactions. I am pretty good at programming so so at computer repair but really bad when it comes to social events Sports knowledge I'm a little awkward when it comes to how to behave at a party and things of that nature. So what I do is I try to learn what I can but it seems like so many out there just want you to see them for some Flawless person. We all have flaws the only time that you would say that you don't is when you have a flaw of ego. To me there's really no way to change that about a person a man once told me that you can change you a person can change themselves but you can't change them and they can't change you. So I say just laugh off what other people do sit back and enjoy it like George Carlin would say people do goofy stuff

[@helgesamuelsen6888]

Real intellectuals don't have to say they are intellectuals, neither do they have to be or do anything because they want to be considered "intellectuals". Besides, smart people know they do not know everything.

[@techne360]

I went to school for game design and.. well my colleagues were amazing!! But some of the people we encountered along the way, and indeed since then, are 100% what you described.. I once had a guy mansplain VR to me at my current place of work and I just straight up stopped talking to him lol

[@theanxiouslegume9280]

Communications student. I've done plenty of philosophy classes. They are some of the easiest courses to bs your way through, so it's up to the individual whether or not they actually take something from them. Honestly, most of us checked out at least somewhat. The majority of the philosophers we were introduced to were rich old white men and it shows. That being said, I do think rhetoric should be taught in high schools, especially with the increased spread of misinformation. It could probably replace some of the drier units in our English classes.

[@UriahChristensen]

Don't worry about what those "intellectuals" say! You don't have to wait to talk about what you like. I haven't taken philosophy class in school, and it didn't come up much as part of my IT Studies. Although, my college did require a critical thinking class. It was the combination of my critical thinking class and my programming classes that got me into logic, which lead to philosophy. I have then have had to learn philosophy (also much of my physics beyond the highschool level) on my own. Also, the IT Crowd is fairly accurate. when I worked as tech support for AT&T, the first step was to turn the modem off, then on! Most of the "Intellectuals" I have encountered are the "I'm so smart and philosophical" wannabe Apologists/theists in the Great Debate Community (not just the G+ community, but the group of people that debate the topics of theism and atheism on G+/YT in general). Usually, they will claim I'm making bald assertions, even when I have prefaced my assertions with reasoning leading to them. Or they make comments about me having to resolve a problem of my argument resulting in a contradiction, when the purpose of the argument was to end in a contradiction by using their claims! Don't let them bother you. Smart people know learning is a pragmatic process, where one fucks up and is corrected. It's these "Intellectuals" that will criticize you harshly for making a mistake without trying to be constructive. They are more damaging to themselves, because they just get looked at as dillholes, and eventually superseded by those they hate on. Do what you want! Don't worry if you get something wrong. Ask questions. Also, read Pragmatism by William James (I tell this to everyone: I just really love these lectures and think pragmatism is the way to go; this is optional, but I recommended it😁)

[@PunnamarajVinayakTejas]

Is society bad enough to warrant a 7 minute disclaimer??? Also, who are Alex and Steven? CosmicSkeptic and Rationality Rules? PS: I feel personally attacked :P A lot of these traits actually apply to me. So, this has been a helpful video. Thank you for this!

[@vansantos5772]

Rachel... I think you may want to change the title from "Intellectuals" to a "Know It All"... at least from your descriptions in the video I got the vibe that the people you actually dislike are those who think they know it all and who shame people who don't know something they "allegedly" know... I say allegedly because a lot of them fake knowing things by using big words that they themselves don't fully understand or know. Even the wisest person in the world can learn new things every day. There are so many fields of study and different perspectives that no one person can claim to know it all... even in their own field of expertise. That is one of the reasons I enjoy your channel and your videos... it's because you are very knowledgeable, but still humble enough to always say you are open to hear other people's opinion and even when you don't agree with them you don't put them down to make yourself look/feel better. That is, in my opinion, the best attitude to have and shows me you are a real intellectual and not a "Know it All". Kudos.And yes... we are all guilty of this once in a while... after all we are human.

[@sagerider2]

I took some online test. It said I got a PhD of 85%. I just picked the choices that weren't complete nonsense. I was, like people don't know who Ophelia is? Alas, Poor Yorick, I knew him well, Horatio.

[@brookebradford2111]

In reference to the "mistakes are embarrassing" bit... I respect and admire your perspective! A phrase I often use is "If you don't fall down, you're not trying hard enough" 😎

[@emmam4078]

Intellectual: here's a topic I've been learning about and would love to discuss and hear your opinion on so we can mutually grow and benefit from each other !! "Intellectual": If You Don't Know Everything I Know You Are Pointless And Your Opinions Don't Matter Because You Are Beneath Me

[@JVerschueren]

I'm on a Facebook group for former members of the Belgian occupation forces in Germany and some pedant felt he needed point out I had used the words company and battalion interchangeably by mistake. That's the kind of person we're talking about, right? -I just acknowledged the error and moved on. Once upon a time I would have been inclined to explain my error was due to my transmission unit being organised differently than combat units, but I've stopped giving these people an opportunity to self-aggrandise some more.

[@locutusdborg126]

I don't know. Hitchens was a public intellectual, as is Dawkins, Dennet, etc. True intellects.

[@PogieJoe]

Sure but sometimes I would say that they even fall into this category. Don't get me wrong...I love a lot of their work. But their smugness can often be stifling, especially to someone who's just barely at the brink of questioning their beliefs. They don't create conversations. They end them.

[@DeanBatha]

Rachel, I see you're reading The End of Faith, by Sam Harris. Good book. What do you think of it? Do a book review video, please.

[@robstai9110]

We will brook no babbling!

[@sagerider2]

I had a math teacher all through high school, Mr Brooks, I loved him, he was so like my dad. I once even accidentally called him dad. His wife...however, we called her Babbling Brooks. Worst pseudo intellectual imaginable.

[@darth_dan8886]

You know, I think it's a phase in every intelligent person's life... However if they really care about what's around them, that phase will be very short. From my experience, when I was just a kid in school and happened to know more then other people, I would be genuinely surprised by their lack of knowledge. However I quickly discovered that this sort of behaviour does not support a good conversation. I noticed people getting hurt because I (seemingly) considered myself smarter then them. And what I learned to do was to take care not to overwhelm anyone with information, but rather listen to what they have to say and add things from my own knowledge, without judging, but simply sharing. I believe that if someone decides to stay in this phase, they either don't mind what kind of attitude they get from others, OR... Maybe they actually like it. Like to play that "I'm the smartest guy at this table" game. Idk. I find the latter kind of people funny.

[@uilium]

Intellect is at the root of bias. Intellect is not nessasarily wisdom. Some people are far too smart to be wise.

[@ahrionnightphoenix9824]

In my experience, & I've had the displeasure of dealing with several, some if not most of them do what they do because they are insecure about their own knowledge & how people perceive them & seek validation from wherever they can get it. Even when you fail, you succeed, because you learn what doesn't work & you try something else. If you don't fail, you don't learn. I have been inadvertently drug into debates, sometimes concerning evolution & "creation", but usually because they start making ludicrous & even laughable comments about Wicca. Me being Wiccan, of course I have to say something to attempt to straighten out the misconceptions & negative connotations people have about the subject, mostly passed down through Christian faiths. I'm often met with hostility because I dare to contradict them with something that goes against what they've always believed. Don't get me wrong, I've had a lot of meaningful & civilized conversations with people who genuinely didn't know, I am mostly talking about these "intellectuals" that think their truth is the end all be all.

[@EdwardHowton]

We have commercials for, of all things, _cheese_ here in Quebec with a know-it-all who gets everything wrong. Benoit. He takes after his mother, and with her talks about a well-known actress Guylaine Coté (her name is actually Tremblay) from here who won a bunch of Tetris trophies (they're actually called Artis), that kind of mistake. Is that the kind of person you're referring to? Know-nothing people who think they're super smart? Because there's a word for that kind of person. _Creationists._

[@nevokrien95]

rachel u can do a lot of good to the world by just saying something in a video here is why in reddit there is this suicide watch thing they do some prety amazing work however they have problems responding quickly depending on the hours and probably need some more man power here is where u come in give it a small shout out so we get the new people we need this subreddit has a lot of successful cases i think it is worth it

[@CalvinGeorgeSisyphus]

Peanut, sane people assume that other people are not omniscient, anyone claiming any level of omniscient is batshit crazy at some level. Being wrong and knowing you are wrong is the gateway to learning and expanding your knowledge.

[@colinfun]

Funny, when I started to hear the beginning of her description, I was picturing Sheldon from the big bang theory and his inconsiderate side.

[@brendarua01]

Colinfun But is Sheldon uppity and a social snob or just socially clueless? I never figured that out.

[@colinfun]

I would argue that the 3 things are not mutually exclusive. Being socially clueless like say an autistic person like me does not mean you can not be informed that a certain behavior is not acceptable and learning to diminished your usage of it or eliminate it completely.

[@MrJimbissle]

Mistakes. A person who makes no mistakes, does so because they try nothing new so have stopped growing, learning, and living really. People make mistakes are the ones who are moving into new realms. My aim is to keep making mistakes. Imagine life without. Keep at it.

[@catalinamarina1]

Leave it to Rachel to make people feel attacked by a title, but then totally fix that in the video itself, and proceed to make a very good point I, at least, hadn't thought about yet.

[@MOSMASTERING]

Self-proclaimed Intellectuals.. absolutely. People that have to validate themselves by saying how great they are. Seriously, more often than not, these types are half literate about a subject that they probably only half listened to. Its torture when I hear someone start on a topic and I know more about it than they do.. But, real smart peope, shouldn't have to tell anybody. They like knowledge for the sake of it - its more important theat they enjoy their bubble and probably know that most people wouldn't give a shit about what you have to say in the first place! I realized long ago that nobody wants to hear about the topics I enjoy :( I'm very lonely socially sometimes when I go out because I don't want to go to the pub and talk about Football/Sports, last nights television programmes etc. I want to talk about life, the universe and everything. I read books, I read science, a few 'out-there' magazines. I'm a music obsessed zealot collecting music for 25 years non stop in every genre I can think of!! I struggle to make friends because I want someone that wants to talk about everything and anything, not the same things, not drama between other friends.. Hey hun, keep up the videos about 'things you find interesting'! If you get anything wrong you'll probably get interesting comments about it - just don't forget, there are way more loony people than sane online for some weird reason.. so don't forget to cross check any new information! You said something really important in this video 'realizing you don't know everything'. So important. The more you learn, the more you reaslize how much you don't know and just how difficult it is to know in-depth, so many things. People that come across as know-it-alls are dumb as they come, because they think they know a lot, when genuinely it is impossible to even know a little of everything there is to know

[@ryleexiii1252]

Lmao Kraut and Tea.

[@liv7723]

i find that people like this are usually (of course not always) young men who are rather insecure about themselves and feel they must prove their worth through other with the only quality they find redeemable about themselves. i say this as someone who kinda used to be like this, and had friends like this as well as a preteen/young teenager. usually people grow out of it, and if they don’t, they usually reek of desperation for acceptance and approval.

[@CarrotFanZebra]

I think elitist intellectual is the term.

[@DinosaurEmperor84]

I couldn't agree more.

[@l337pwnage]

“You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.” ― Napoléon Bonaparte "The intellectual irritates the civilized man, just as the adolescent irritates the adult, not because of the audacity of his bright ideas, but because the of the triviality of his arrogance." -Nicolas Gomez Davila

[@MsSomeonenew]

We all have a natural tendency to fill in gaps when we run out of legitimate information, and it becomes a problem when we won't acknowledge doing so.

[@dansattah]

Who was that guy, who ranted about his philosophy classes? Now I'm interested in checking out what he's like.

[@shadeenah8791]

There's this guy who used to sit next to me in class. This guy would look for every opportunity to add any random ass fact that is completely irrelevant to the conversation. If someone (especially me, considering i was the other "smart girl" in the class) made a mistake he would be the one laughing (WAY too gleefully). And you know those people have that condescending kind of chuckle where their shoulders bounce. I just started saying to him, "Ok you can be right." with a straight face lol. He HATED that. He hates it even more when I completely ignore him. I can feel him shrinking. Lol its so funny how someone so smart is so easily manipulated. I am aware that I have a higher intellect than the "average" person but It really doesn't mean that much to me if I can't connect with people on a basic level. I love intellectual people when they are open minded enough to accept that everyone has has a different experience from them. The ones who are willing to listen and actually consider other peoples' pov are the ones I can talk to.

[@craigcorson3036]

I always find your discussions interesting, your face a joy to behold, and your voice very musical and animated, but in addition to those things, I am just captivated by - are you ready? - your hands. They are dainty and delicate, graceful and expressive, but most of all, very, very feminine. I've never heard of a "hand man" before, and never thought that I would turn out to be one, but having seen yours, I can't be anything else. Just lovely! Take good care of them, and be sure that they are often caressed.

[@AustinsAwesomeAdventures]

mia nem has a point us intellectuals talk about things universal and can break down complex things we can be simple but struggle with stuff simple people do not. We aren't bad we just like to share our knowledge as he said TO EDUCATE something i do on my channel

[@Lucroq]

I think those people mainly lack empathy. They engage on an intellectual level, not an interpersonal one. I used to be like this until I started tutoring. To explain the subject matter in a way that allows the students to fully grasp it, you need to see things from their perspective. And a lot of patience, too. My advice would be to meet them on their level (an 'intellectual' one) and to challenge their implicit assumptions. Another option is the Socratic method - asking them the right questions until their worldview crumbles and lays bare its foundation of hubris and ignorance.

[@christopherbell5817]

I call them 'ten minute wonders'. There are literally billions of uploads on YT, covering every subject, from smoky eye shadow techniqes, to car maintainance, to Evolution. And if you're interested in those subjects, great, you can study more, and learn more. The ten minute wonders, are the ones that watch one, and suddenly become the worlds most renowned expert on eye shadow, oil changes, and Phylogenetic Modification. The most honest, and i think refreshing response to something, is to say, 'i don't know'. It, as you say, opens up a whole world of oppertunities to learn more.

[@HiEv001]

I believe the word you're looking for are "jerks" or "snobs". They're jerks for snobbish educational reasons, but basically they're just a subset of jerks. They're the same kind of people who, in video game circles, refer to others as "filthy casuals" because they don't/can't play super difficult games like Dark Souls. That being said, I know I can sometimes unintentionally be a jerk myself. I really like legitimate criticism of any errors I make, but sometimes I forget that some people really don't like to be corrected, so I have to specifically remind myself to be careful of how I word responses to other people so that I don't sound insulting or condescending. A particular phrasing that I would just accept as "here's your error and here's what the science actually says" might be interpreted by others as "no, you dummy, that's a lie, if you weren't lazy or stupid you'd know the truth", even if that wasn't what was meant. For example, I sometimes use the word "ignorant", and when I do it's with it's literal meaning of "unaware of information", but I have to remember most people just think of it as meaning "stupid". In any case, yeah, you're talking about jerks, but some of us aren't aware we're being jerks or don't intend to be jerks. So if you see me or someone like me being a jerk, just let us know, and hopefully we'll learn how to word it better in the future.

[@davonuk1]

The demographic you are referring to, I might define as "intellectual elitist" These are the kind of people who not only know that they are intelligent, but can also be arrogant or prejudiced against those they see as being beneath their level. I too don't care of people who claim to be better than others; the humanist in me strongly disapproves. As a case in point, someone who was part of a community I was once involved with online stated in a chat room that anyone who had less than an 2:1 degree was unintelligent, as though even people with lower degrees were somehow beneath him. This is someone I don't have any contact with any more, and I don't miss his conversations.

[@casperjack2909]

Love the video, I agree totally. I'm afraid I may have behaved as an intellectual myself once or twice. Or maybe I'm just naturally an ass. Hard to say. . .

[@nutcracker7736]

As an intellectual i like to watch roblox videos

[@ThatCanadianGuy-e1p]

I think the word you're looking for is snob.