I was thinking about this. I went to university, and I worked in tech for decades. I met many assholes but I didn’t meet anyone that would fit on the left half of the bell curve (less than 100 iq).
Since I’ve been living in that bubble my entire life, I’m curious of your stories. Have you met someone who was actually quite dumb (not just having opinions you don’t agree with) and do you have an example situation you remember you can share?
Hopefully this becomes more funny than hateful since intelligence is not the value of a person, but it can be funny to read the stories.
Yeah. Because most smart people leave those towns.
They’re just conditioned to not think for themselves
As a person who grew up in a town of 800, this matches my experience. The artists, the creative thinkers, and the smart kids got out as soon as possible.
The people who stayed were the conformists and the people who couldn’t imagine a better life than living in their tiny hometown.
When I go back to visit my family, I see some of them, and they seem happy.