How to Deal with Idiots

Lower standards. This is a difficult but very important task. Part of the reason you’re always so discouraged by the stupidity of this world is because you carry unrealistic expectations. Everyone is born and raised in different circumstances, with different views or priorities in their life. Remind yourself that the “average” person can’t live up to your expectations of how they should think and act to lower your standards.

• If you don’t expect it, you’ll be surprised and pleased when a person is sharp, respectful of others — instead of always being disappointed that they aren’t what you expected.

See things from their point of view. Another way to change the way you see people who make you uncomfortable is to consider things from their point of view. Sure, you might think that there’s only one view of gun control, or that being vegan is entirely correct; However, before you are certain with your point of view, try once to stand with the opposite point of view and find out, maybe there is another side to the story that you haven’t seen yet.

• Examining a person’s background will also help you better understand their point of view — if that person grew up in a very conservative area and you weren’t, then yes, you two probably won’t be able to. have the same view of the world.

Understand that not everyone has the same genetic and environmental advantages. Both of these factors can make a difference in “intelligence” in general. One of the reasons that some people seem smarter than others may depend on whether they grew up in a studious environment, got good grades in school, or had to start from scratch, stuck with taking care of themselves. take care of their family, study and work part-time and shoulder so many other responsibilities that they don’t have time to develop themselves, in this situation we may find them unintelligent, not understanding everything. quickly, even as a child they were disinterested in education and got good grades in school. When it bothers you that someone is stupid, ask yourself if that person is getting the best opportunities to grow — probably not, and if he or she is given the opportunity to grow up like you. probably wouldn’t be seen as stupid either.

• Intelligence is not determined by family, material things or love. However, a person’s cognitive and skill development is greatly influenced by life experiences and opportunities.
• Reminding yourself to look at each person on a case-by-case basis will make it less frustrating because you’ll stop asking yourself why they can’t act like you.

Don’t judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree. Albert Einstein once said, “Every person is born a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is useless.” This means that you should think that the person is not stupid, maybe they are just less intelligent in one or two areas where you would expect them to be. In math class, the person who doesn’t know how to do addition sitting next to you could be a gifted poet; the waiter who can’t score the right latte you order could be an excellent musician. Stop thinking that there’s only one way to be smart or stupid, and you’ll start to notice that other people are smarter than you think. ^[1]

• Think about it: if we only judge a person as smart or stupid based on one aspect, there may be people out there who think you are not very smart. This is not true, don’t you think?

Understand that you won’t be able to change their mind. This is another important point that you need to know in order to get along with those who disagree with you, especially with conservatives. You may think these arguments or these facts are obvious and try to explain to them, but they turn away thinking, “Oh, I never thought that…”. Although this situation doesn’t always happen, it can be very frustrating.

• If you realize that, even with very reasonable and solid arguments, you won’t be able to convince the person easily, then you will stop trying. When you stop trying to get people to understand your point of view, you won’t get discouraged.
• Remember that your goal is not to get a conservative person to agree with your point of view, but to keep yourself calm and moderate in the face of them.

Equipped with knowledge. Knowledge is power, especially when you are faced with ignorant people. The best way to deal with them is to make your point very clear. Read as much as you can, listen carefully to the news, read the newspaper, watch the news and make sure you understand a certain concept well before arguing about it. The more facts, figures, and controversies you come up with, the harder it will be for fools to talk back to you.

• While you don’t necessarily have to prove you’re right when you talk to an idiot (because it doesn’t matter in the end), if the person sees that you’ve researched the matter thoroughly, there’s less of an argument. argue with you more.