Is it normal for people of higher intelligence to humiliate others?

[caring__1]

Intelligence is not measured by IQ tests. They just measure a person's probability of doing well or poorly in our present day schools system. You might score higher on an IQ test than an Australian Aborigine, yet that Aborigine would probably be better qualified to survive in the outback than you. True intelligence is a combination of two factors, a person's ability to acquire knowledge and a person's ability to apply knowledge. You're not intelligent if you can only do one.

Professionals may have the schooling, but that doesn't make them more intelligent than others. I figured I could get a master's degree but no higher, as I believed doctors were experts in their fields. I knew I couldn't master all the knowledge in any area, so I figured that was my limit. The more I dealt with Ph. D. s the more I realized they are no smarter or better than anyone else... they have just chosen to attend school longer. I figured I could do that... once I realized my limitations wouldn't get in the way.

Some professionals truly want to help people think for themselves rather than rely on others to do their thinking. They will challenge people to think out of the box. Even if the person isn't able to see out of the box, the professional's goal is to plant a seed that allows that person to believe he/she is capable of thinking out of the box. Their goal is not to humiliate the person but to show they believe the person has the ability to expand beyond the limited perspective we're socialized to believe.

Other professionals, along with others, lack inner self-confidence, even if they have the schooling. They create a strong facade they hide behind, yet they feel weak inside. They constantly have to prove themselves. Often, they rely on what I call The Drowning Man Syndrome to help them see value in themselves. Picture this... you are swimming out to rescue someone drowning in the ocean. As you approach them, what will that person do? Most people say the drowning person will attempt to drown the rescuer. I understand how it can look like that, but it actually makes no sense. The drowning person has nothing to gain by drowning the rescuer. What actually happens is we revert to earliest memories and instinct when we are in a panic situation. One of our earliest memories is the knowledge that if we push down, we go up. The drowning person will push down on the rescuer in an attempt to go up... not to drown the rescuer. People using this Drowning Man Syndrome will tend to push down on others, expecting that to push them up. it doesn't work, though. It may give them a temporary bandaid, but it doesn't last... which is the reason they feel a need to continue doing it. Though they might be able to push others down, that act will never help them to rise up and stay up.

You ask if it is normal for people of higher intelligence to humiliate others. If they truly had higher intelligence, they'd be considerate of how their choices impact others. Is it common for professionals to humiliate others? Unfortunately, it is, but that's not because they are professionals, but because they feel others expect them to be at a level that's a reach for them. They will humiliate others to artificially and temporarily boost themselves above the others. All people don't do this, but never expect that none of them will do it. Maybe you're accepting of this behavior in non-professionals but have higher expectations of professionals. Professionals are people, just like everyone else. They also have their challenges and are no better than anyone else. If you don't place higher expectations on them, you'll probably see how much alike most people are.

[slatyb]

Not normal. The really smart people I have known are kind. What was said? What sort of impossible task?

[Taylor_C]

They’re just being rude and inconsiderate. If it’s a problem you should talk to management or the HR department.

[Bananaman177]

Smart people rarely have good social skills.

In fact, there's really an argument to be made that social skills and intelligence are correlated in inverse proportion.

[JakeS00]

No, unless they are self-righteous and think they're someone special. Some who are intelligent are delighted to share their knowledge not disgrace someone with a lack of it.

[David7825]

That's real
Am experiencing something like that

[BustyNeedles]

No. Sounds to me like arrogance and bullying. Not intelligence

[Unit1]

No it's not normal.
Being a dick/cunt comes in all combinations.

[cloud9vortex1234]

No, that's Abusive Behavior.

[Dave31989]

if they themselves are assholes, sure

[Browneye57]

Dear god you're naive. Are you blond?

[AmeerX]

Superior doesn't mean this