Is it only intelligent people that are completely ignored while speaking of a serious topic?

Question

I don't consider myself intelligent but I have been told continuously I am gifted, genius, and so on. I have a registered IQ of 164, I am in the top %90 of all subjects, %99 percent world-wide for mathematics. Nevertheless I still consider myself to be of normal intelligence.

I attempt to engage in conversation that actually matters. I don't talk about sports, or news, or clothing, I talk about science, politics, religion. However majority of the people I attempt to talk to get angry, or don't understand, or refuse to view things from another perspective. Is this normal behavior?

Answer 1

"that actually matters. I don't talk about sports, or news, or clothing, I talk about science, politics, religion"

well maybe people dont care about science, politics, religion and want to talk about sports, or news, or clothing.

seeing as we wear cloths, and news is whats going on around us,

politics and religion dont suit every1 and science usually suits a certialn % like sports,. i dont care to talk about sports, or anything really except whats going on in the world, but at thaty i dont care about mosat shite out there, like celebs or sunamis, or wars

Answer 2

It depends upon how you converse with them.

If you talk down to them with what they consider to be a superior attitude, you will most likely get the responses you describe. If you talk to them in an engaging and friendly manner, even if they don't understand, they might express interest, or at the very least, politely go "uh-huh," and then change the subject...



Effective communication and interaction is a skill, and unfortunately not one easily mastered when dealing with people less intelligent than you. So, you either learn how to "talk stupid" better, or you learn to not say much of anything, or you speak your mind, and don't let it bother you when the stupids give you a stupid reaction. When you do come across those with more attuned gray matter between their ears, they'll give you the feedback to let you know by becoming animated and listening to what you say, and actually discussing subjects with you.



It took me years to learn the first one, and I still suck at the second. I'm pretty firmly entrenched in the third, and only resort to "stupid speak," if it is important, and then I try to use REALLY plain words, and speak as clearly as I can.



Life's too short to waste it on people with no real grasp of the world around them.

Answer 3

Essentially, the human mind functions around the idea that you are either something to be approached or something to stay away from (simplified fight-or-flight), and that immediate concerns take precedence over less pressing issues (Gestalt psychology). Essentially, people need to care. If you find people in your age group and they seem uninterested, find a better age group. Immediate concerns vary widely from age group to age group and society to society, find friends that suit you. Also, read up on those topics they enjoy talking about, nothing says that your topics take precedence over theirs, and if you try to work on their level they are more likely to accept you. Also, although I'm not saying this is the truth of the matter, quite a few people take such conversations as an attempt to appear smart rather than displaying actual intelligence, so ask questions and listen as much as you can to try to avoid alienating them.



By the way, top 90% and top 99%, despite being written with the percent sign in the wrong location, suggest that you are only ABOVE 10%-1% of the population. Which is nothing special at all. Also, those tend to be conducted on a basis of age group, so that could still mean absolutely nothing depending on what age group you are in.

Answer 4

I've been having this problem for years now, I used to blame myself. I just thought, "it must be me, I must be boring people." But then I noticed that people simply do not want to be serious anymore. They do not want to concern themselves with important issues, or challenge their intellects with stimulating conversation. This generation is interested in only one thing: vanity. Their personalities are two-dimensional and completely superficial. It is not, in any way, your fault that people around you are not as intelligent as you. I, too, feel as if I am normal as far as intelligence goes, although last year my IQ was tested at 174 it still seems like I am average....normal. But the problem is not people like you and I, it is the society we are living in.



I really hope that I helped, I remember how I felt and I don't want anyone else to go through it alone..

Answer 5

fuc# iqs a person like me fails a test in every subject i bet id get an an iq of 0. you sound like those know it all losers at my school who think that their smarter than everyone even if you dont not everyone wants to talk about all that other crud, unless you want to become a loser who cant talk to someone because you think that you are smarter than them. nice spelling kid you get a cookie.

Answer 6

That is how people react when they can't think of anything to say in reply.