People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop

This should be higher up in the list AND it can be extended to every belief in general about 'we' are better then 'them' because of religion/ money/ education/ the place where you live/ the colour of your socks/ etc.etc.

Huzzah, huzzah! The only thing more ridiculous than cancelling someone for a trivial offense committed years ago, is someone digging through ten years of someone else's social media in search of something to use against them.

Not widely considered normal. Considered creepy, disturbing, and exploitative among sane people.

Lot of time, the pressure to go to work come from the management side.

Being rude to anyone.

There is a special place in hell for these folks

It’s extremely sad and toxic

It should be illegal. The last thing I want is for someone to take a photo of me and end up becoming a meme or something.

Hardwork doesn't always lead to success. A lot of people that became successful through "hard work" don't usually include one thing in their success stories: the role of luck. Some of them were lucky to be born in the right place, to the right people, at the right time, happened to go to the right school, happened to make the right friends, etc. For every success story, there are thousands and millions that did the same amount of hardwork and got nowhere. The difference is, those hardworking but unsuccessful people were simply unlucky. No one knows a sure formula for success in life. It's easy to think you do when you've made it.

Including bored panda.

To me it's more using religion as an excuse (to discriminate, to question science, to explain away EVERYTHING...)

I'm going to get downvotes here, but you need to swap out Bill for Richard. Yes, Mr Gates has done some deplorable things while gaining his millions. But he has done philanthropic things that the others haven't even considered. Demonstrably tried to improve things for the rest of humanity. The others? No bathroom breaks and trains that barely run at all never mind on time. Oh, and I'm damn sure it wasn't his age that stopped him taking part in the Prick Space Race, so that's a point in his favour too. Dislike or full on loathe him all you want, but he is no longer in the same league of greed and evil as the others. (Mr Zuckerberg is in a league of his own, although he does look like he wants to be Bezos when he grows up, so...)

Sheldon was actually very true to life for a lot of smart autistic people..but he would be what we would be without adapting skills. And most of us have adapted to our environment.. But he feels rather authentic. He isn't rude or condescending - he just doesn't understand most humans. That's why he follows the rules.. hot beverages for upset humans etc.

Pop culture doesn't normalize the idea that jerks are intelligent, but that highly intelligent people are jerks. Well, some are in real life, and I wish to f**k that society would drop this idea that it's okay to be an asshole if you're a genius. Influential people need to be held to a higher standard than the rest of us, not a lower one. After all, they can do more damage.

Being rude definitely doesn’t make someone smart, but there does seem to be some correlation between extreme intelligence and lack of social skills, which can translate to rudeness.

Hmmm engineer here - I have a few colleagues who are really smart but rude. They get sick of hearing stupid engineers saying dumb things. I get it, I'm not like it, but I get it.

I once talked my friend out of casting someone in a show because the person was an asshole. Sure, he was a super talented actor, but working with him would have been a nightmare. My friend went with the second best actor instead. Second best had a terrific personality and wound up really helping bring the best performances out of the other actors. It was the right choice.

Then our universities are staffed with idiots.

I don't think Sheldon is a jerk because the majority of the time he's not purposely trying to upset people

Being rude shows a definite lack of character.

A sign of intelligence is being able to read the room, the person, and the situation to be able to express yourself eloquently with tact and diplomacy. Being direct is fine, but untempered & poorly delivered, it's called being a d*ck.

Don't insult my Sheldon! Poor baby couldn't help it. lol

Was Hannibal Lecter really an ahole? I mean, murder? Yes. Cannibal? Yes. But in the books he was always well mannered. He could be kind when treated with politeness and respect. And he did seem to go after rude jerks, not jus anyone.

Yes. When someone says, "You must believe me because I'm an expert. I can't explain it to you because you're not smart enough to understand", 9 times out of 10 that means "I really don't have any coherent reasons for what I'm saying but I'm going to try to intimidate you into silence". Most really intelligent people I've known have been anxious to explain how they came to their conclusions. They just love to explain the difficult process they went through to collect evidence and analyze it. Ask them questions that indicate that you are really interested in how they got there and they are excited to tell you.

Most would agree that the Zodiac killer was very intelligent..

It can also be a sign of Anxiety and depression, People LIKE Sheldon Cooper, Rick Sanchez, Hannibal Lector and Dr House, DO actually exist. It is just the names that change.

It's also a classic example of insecurity.

I don't understand why so many (mostly) Americans, feel the need to try and equate real life with a a fictional programme ? I've met many, many stupid, entitled 'famous' people in my long career as a restaurant owner ; some were intelligent but blinkered, others just completely stupid - several of these were either refused entry or asked to leave with occasionally hilarious results (screaming, shouting, threatening and generally embarassing) ... hey ho, don't care, I made loads of money ,,,

Lots of killers still exist.

true don't forget Leroy Gibbs NCIS

Actually, I have a theory on this: dopamine depletion. Dopamine is basically a "reward drug". It encourages certain behaviors. So my theory is that when you have someone super intelligent as a child, they get a dopamine high from all kinds of things: learning something new, solving a problem, making something. They get applaus and encouragement at their rapid progress. They're booming so far so fast that they're constantly high on dopamine. BUT, then their dopamine receptors get worn out. Suddenly, nothing makes them happy anymore. There's no joy left in discovery, no joy in solving a problem. Nobody's applauding anymore because their abilities are taken for granted, or worse, adults complain that "You're making the rest of us look bad! You're just being a selfish showoff!" and "You're just jerk!" Add to that the feelings isolation and loneliness from growing up "different", moving a different speed, talking another language. It's no wonder they grow up surly drug addicts

I agree completely that being an a-hole isn't necessarily a sign of intelligence, but there are likely to be as many geniuses who are dickheads as there are morons or average joes & janes. I have to admit though, that they (Rick, Sheldon, Hannibal and House) are some of my all time favourite characters! I find biting humour very funny. (unintended Hannibal joke!) :oD

Only every anime protagonists...

Does misanthropy counts?

I actually happen to know a Sheldon. They do exist. Sorry. But most of the time I have to agree.

Isn't it rude to insult people like you are doing right now?

Do people have trouble differentiating Entertainment from reality?

Ehh I have seen to many smart snobs to say this is not a thing. Being a jerk doesn’t make you intelligent I don’t think anyone thought that, but a ton of jerks use their intelligence as justification for their fart smelling elitism

Having known several brilliant people I have to disagree. Those that were tormented in their early life are often rude and condescending regardless of their IQ.

Assh*les can't be intelligent?? Let me jump right into Godwin's law and say that Hitler, Stalin, Mao and so many other gruesome dicators must have had a fair bit of intelligence to organize their reign of terror.

Thank you! This are my thoughts precisely especially on how Sheldon Cooper has been upheld because of the comedic 'value' of the sitcom when, in real life, nobody will want to be friends with him because of what an asshole he is - genius or not!!!

I have to contradict. I knew one guy in school who was/is highly intelligent and educated. He has now a PhD and earns a ton of money. Worst thing is I know that he is condescending and that other people have no value for him at all. He would literally leave you bleed to death and walk by without even looking. And the best part, you secretly wish karma would "punish" him... but there is no "justice". Bad people don't get what they deserve.

Even if the characters did exist they were never meant to be role models. I've never seen Big Bang Theory, but the other characters are deeply flawed people, some of whom were also criminals. People tend to forget that the protagonist isn't always the hero.

I beg to differ, rick sanchez does exist

House is a really bad doctor in my opinion. Many of his cases would have come to a better conclusion if he just stuck to standard diagnostic procedures. Electrophysiology or a cranial sonography? Never heard of that, let's do explorative brain surgery instead. But Doc Martin is even worse. Most of the eposiodes are just him messing up because he refuses to even listen to patients telling their symptoms.

Sheldon Cooper is a manipulative a-hole. I've seen all of TBBT and I hated him more and more with every episode. He's absolutely insufferable, there is nothing "quirky" or "cute" about him. He's just this whiny spoiled know-it-all who constantly takes advantage of everyone around him, because he's unable to function on his own.

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And insecurity.

see this one says " in my experience" well in my experience i do see a lot of intelligent people that are rude. Rudeness its not a measure of intelligence

It’s more arrogance than anything

True, but in some jobs, if you are very good you can "afford" to be rude. This does not make it right, but if you are the only person who can fix this server, you can get away with a lot of things other people would get fired for. This is how I see Dr. House for instance - if he were not that brilliant, noone would put up with him.

Karens take note.

It’s a sign of fear morphed into aggressiveness, not stupidity

YES!!! Hated House and Big Bang.

Throwing cirarette butts WHILE protesting for for climate-change.

Best time saver, ever... (Oh, why do I put a comment here? I should not care) /s