"It is a puzzlement. Mother tells me I am very smart, and yet other people fail to note that I am very smart and even react with irritation when my self-evidently superior intelligence is pointed out to them."
It would be cute if they weren’t also the ones to get exceptionally
riled up if hearing anything bad about themselves, or even just infer it
(e.g. as exemplified by the niceguy-isms).
It’s so frustratingly difficult to inject correct opinions into
people’s heads. I have this fantasy where i just completely walk over
everyone, but do it in a very polite way. Maybe you could help me with
that?
This may be less effective now, since it was the product of social
norms that made accusations of lying a mortal insult that warranted a
challenge to a duel, which inspired people to take great pains to avoid
being seen as implying any sort of intentional dishonesty except in the
most clear-cut cases.
If only it were socially acceptable to challenge people to a duel for
being irritating dorks.
Rationalist standup comedy:
“Why is it that when I tell the female to calm down, the exact opposite response is registered?”
measured laughter
These dudes have no clue how condescending they are. And how wrong they are.
Fun Fact: How to Win Friends and Influence People was first published 84 years ago in 1936.
Over the years I’ve learned that you should never imply that someone hasn’t read Marx, even if it’s very clear that they haven’t.
It would be cute if they weren’t also the ones to get exceptionally riled up if hearing anything bad about themselves, or even just infer it (e.g. as exemplified by the niceguy-isms).
Imagine if rationalists couldn’t deal with being told they are wrong, what a hellworld that would be.
Translation:
If only it were socially acceptable to challenge people to a duel for being irritating dorks.