It is said that one should never argue with an idiot because they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. And often, it’s the ones with the lowest intelligence that will argue the hardest and loudest.
We aren’t talking intelligence in terms of exam marks, IQ tests, or acing pub quiz nights. What we are referring to is the kind of blunt brainpower that shows up in everyday behavior: rigid thinking, zero curiosity, immunity to evidence and the uncanny ability to be so completely and confidently wrong while flat-out refusing to reflect on it for even one second.
Someone recently asked , “ What is a sign of very low intelligence? ” and more than 12,000 frustrating replies came flooding in. From not listening, to being loud, and ironically, always having an answer, it was like a massive spotlight went on to reveal the least sharpest tools in the shed.
Bored Panda has put together the best responses, as well as some psychology-backed signs that scream someone was last in line when intelligence was served.
Being anti-vaccine.
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Be blinded by religion.
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Making fun of other cultures or disrespecting and discriminating against people because of their ethnicity.
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This has been clinically proven. If you are a MAGA supporter you are likely of low intelligence.
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Bragging about how you aced a cognitive exam.
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Confusing ‘being loud’ with ‘being right.’ The loudest person in the room is rarely the smartest.
Kernel_Slasher , Yan Krukau Report
Treating politics like rooting for a football club.
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Believing anything they see on social media.
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Immediately resorting to insults upon disagreements.
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Bragging that you haven’t read a book since high school.
tiger0204 , yanalya Report
Usually the words “do your own research” coming out of their mouth is a pretty good indicator. .
chunkyloverfivethree , Wavebreak Media Report
Lack of curiosity. No sense of humor. Can’t understand sarcasm. Unwavering insistence that complex problems will have oversimplified solutions while conversely attaching complicated, conspiratorial explanations to rather straightforward events. .
unclejoe1917 , s_kawee Report
Lack of curiosity. Thinking they know it all.
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Electing a sociopath and expecting your life is going to improve.
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Refusal to learn, grow and change your views from evidence provided.
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When presented with an statement that generalizes something, they will use an anecdote as a counterexample and think that it completely refutes the statement. Example: travelling in an airplane is generally safer than in a car “Actually that’s not true, I know someone who perished in an airplane crash”.
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Bigotry. i’ve never in my life met a bigot who was actually genuinely intelligent. intelligence tends to come with a curiosity for the world and a more open mind as a result.
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Start shouting you down when they can’t win the debate with reason and facts. Turn to vicious insults instead. This happens pretty quickly too, which also shows me that such people have low distress tolerance.
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Anyone listening to all Red Pill Alpha Male podcasters.
MechanicalSpirit , Piers Morgan Uncensored Report
Ironically, Always having an answer.
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Idolising politicians.
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One move chess player. This is like an analogy to how some people think and act and vote. A good chess player is thinking 3 or more moves ahead. a bad one is playing one move ahead only. When people say things like “Why should I pay school taxes if I don’t have any kids!?” they are playing one move without thinking ahead. Better schools means a more educated populace means less crimes and more economic opportunity for your area, thus it benefits everyone whether they have kids or not.
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People getting angry when you treat them the same way they treat you.
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Not realizing that everything has nuances.
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Celebrity worship.
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Repeating the same mistakes and blaming everyone else.
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When they get mad when they are being corrected.
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Not questioning anything. Like when they see something on a social media platform, not questioning its authenticity or validity. The same when watching the news or listening to a podcast. They take what is said without actually researching it. Without questioning the person or what was presented. Also, a lack of empathy. This shows they’re not able to think of others. They’re incapable of putting themselves in others shoes. They see everything as black and white. They can’t understand the reasoning behind something or do even try to.
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Watching videos on your phone without headphones in public.
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Never thinking about the consequences.
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An inability to show empathy. A lack of compassion.
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Texting and driving. scrolling and driving. Doing anything on with their phone in their hand while driving.
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An inability to listen.
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Not having self awareness of how you come across to others even after years and years.
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Bragging about IQ scores.
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Not being able to understand or engage with hypotheticals. It is a meme online but that is actually a sign of low intelligence. “Individuals with IQs under 90 often struggle with conditional hypotheticals—such as “How would you feel if you hadn’t eaten dinner?"—responding with factual rebuttals like “But I did eat dinner.”.
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Being obsessed with AI.
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Can’t think for themselves. Always repeats whatever their peers tell them without questioning.
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Getting all your news and life events from Reddit.
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Saying things like “It’s not that deep.” It means “I’m not capable of thinking about this with any complexity or nuance”.
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Random shopping carts in your yard.
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