People share 15 things that are obvious signs someone really 'lacks intelligence'

People who lack intelligence are also quick at making complaints rather than trying to find solutions to a problem.

UPDATED DEC 31, 2024

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What makes a person intelligent? Is it measured by the degrees and educational qualifications they have? Or a smart person can be distinguished based on their words and actions in social settings? Needless to say, intelligent people do not go around trying to prove how smart they are, compared to others. However, those who lack intelligence often try to be defensive about themselves, they can't tell facts apart from opinion and at times, they are incapable of admitting their mistakes. People who lack intelligence are also quick at making complaints rather than trying to find solutions to a problem. ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ

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So a Reddit user, u/zoozoo216,appeared with an interesting question for the online community. "What’s a sign of someone who is really dumb or lacks intelligence?" the person asked fellow Reddit users. Over 4,000 people came forward to share their opinion on certain characteristics of people around them which they found illogical, proving that they lack basic sense and the capacity to present a reasonable argument. Most of us are surrounded by people who act smart but aren't at all and their words and actions prove it. These 15 replies summed up the characteristics of people who lack intelligence. ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ

1. Not owning up to anything ㅤ

2. Refusing to take suggestions

"Doing something their way even when a better way has been provided to them, simply because they want to do it their way." - u/Fyre-Bringer "At my job, I have to print out documents and put them on another person's desk so they can scan it and put it into our management system. I've told and shown my boss that we can just save the documents to our desktop and upload them into our management system. He said that we've always done it the way we do it and he doesn't want to complicate things. He's also in his mid-60s and he's been doing the job for 40+ years so it's not a hill I'm gonna die on." - u/WMINWMO

3. Self-esteem is way too high

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4. They are bad listeners

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5. They hate being incorrect

6. Playing loud videos in public

7. Being ignorant ㅤ

8. Not being a critical thinker

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9. They mix up opinions with facts

"They have no interest in exploring misunderstandings and miscommunications. For them, this is arguing, debating, and complicating something that seems simple to them." - u/palm_desert_tangelos "Something I heard from a call-in show once: 'Are you listening to me, or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?'" - u/cheesynougats

10. Unwilling to learn anything

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11. Having a high ego ㅤ

12. They are not curious

13. Having no empathy

14. Generalizing people

15. Complaining rather than taking actions

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