Has being smart ever worked?

as I said, I look at them as nothing more than NPCs to stop over (or on). they are obsessed with social media, how their ass looks, stupid rumors, etc. when I'm reading about fucking Nietzsche (or soviet politics and society in the 1970s) in the corner. they're just a bunch of retards, and I've grown apathetic to their existence. i enjoy the company of actually intelligent people, and would love to talk to them. but goddamn ignorance couldn't infuriate me more. the idea that you would rather sit there on instagram instead of reading a 5-volume set on wars in the Italian peninsula. not useless shit just like that, either. just SOMETHING.

i remember feeling like this when i was 13. grow up. get out, talk to people, connect with them and forget about yourself.

I realize my flaws, though. I'm incredibly materialistic and narcissistic which I view as incredibly negative. but their flaws outweigh mine in my mind... willfully foregoing any intellectual thought in favor of some approval, wasting invaluable, precious time, etc.

but I don't want THEM to be my friends. I want to find people that realize the importance of time and dont waste it thinking about the hivemind

okay. thanks for the advice, user.
thanks to you all for a successful thread so far

Attached: thumbsup.png (202x179, 56K)

>i was wondering if just being smart as fuck makes up for a personality
no it's not. in fact sadly smart people aren't smart enough to keep their intelligence from getting in the way of developing by far the most important human skills of all, which is social skills. networking, cooperation, being social and acceptable to a group are far more important than anything one big brain could ever ponder, because it's only by such cooperation that any of those big brain things are ever accomplished, past and present. it's why virgin ivy league 4.0 STEM grads are often still grunts at their jobs while the brogrammer who graduated from a state school, or engineer chad who can hold a conversation while looking his business degree boss in the eyes is promoted to management. because in a room where everyone has technical knowledge, the one who can also communicate well is the superior one.

so any advice on training social skills? just throwing myself out there and just talking to others even if I hate it?

You can find people that value these things in ordinary people. You'd be surprised how a lot of people would want to learn about your interests. Just because they don't go to Harvard doesn't mean they're not curious user. I can see what you mean but don't take that to mean regular people can't relate to your interests.

Social skills basically involve reading body language and verbally expressing your thoughts using your mouth. You can be entertaining, people like that but in the end they'll be a lot more interested in what you bring to the table, don't let anyone let you think otherwise.

The reason a lot of people are crippled socially is because they have a bad image of themselves or they're afraid to take risks. If you're intelligent and you know it, don't be afraid to talk to anyone user. That instills security and confidence, both are necessary to keeping you socially functional.

you hate it because you suck at it. you'll get better. the only general advice i can give is to focus on them at all times and not on yourself. everything else is messy human interaction which you can't learn about from a book. good luck.

okay, thanks. any advice on finding these people specifically?

me wanting to spread my ideas and try to educate the normies is why I got into debating, for the most part. I've also been meaning to get some books on it from Amazon, but have been wondering if it'd just be better to plain talk.

thanks /b/ro, and I will try to get better.

go volunteer for shit.

animal shelters
soup kitchens
maybe some political stuff where you know its good women, not old political ladies lol
uhh
seriously i dont know what single women do.

my cousin met his wife on match dot coooom if that helps?

OP, you arent superior that someone just because you read more books or know more things about soviet union in 1970's. they dont have cultural capital to share with you, ok, but life isnt just that.

just calm down, dude. learn to enjoy different people than you (then you will be more than intelligent: wise)

Not really. It's how you carry yourself.
I'm like above average in intellect. My hobbies are pretty much reading, vidya, I play guitar and dabble in astronomy and chemistry for fun. I also have a few friends that range from tards to a guy that has a master's in environmental science. My conversations range from discussion over "at what point are tits too big" to "politically why is climate change such a hard issue to talk about, or philosophy and such.

Now, do I carry myself as a person that does that? Not really. To most i come off as strangely charismatic, yet homely? They enjoy my stories, also they like that we can have deep conversations. Anyways the most important part, I am at clown sometimes. Haha funny, not pepe.

What I am saying learn to slow your brain down. Not dumb yourself down, since that comes off as condescending. Just learn to shut parts of your brain down. Your intellect is like a well sharpened blade, it shouldn't need to come out unless you failed to use your words. In this case be a person people want to be around.

What's your goal audience? Fun people? Other fellow eggheads? Etc etc.

If it doesn't answer your question. Use your intelligence. Not on them directly, learn to break down social interactions and turn them into something logical. Learn the patterns that drive conversation; tone, direction, words.
Even a failed attempt is worth something. Did your tism show? Maybe I talked about something they didn't care for? That's how I did it, and I have aspergers. So it's not impossible. Eventually it becomes automatic.