Do you ever just get really irritated by idiots?

Never. I am totally entranced and enchanted by idiots and constantly seek them out for the good company they provide, for the way they make so many aspects of my life practically effortless and for the calming effect they have on me.

Yes. The more idiots I meet the more bullets I need.

kidding, kidding.

They interest and amuse me. God forbid we should all be the same.

I think we all have our idiot intolerance-o-meter overload days. Yes I get irritated by idiots, who won’t listen, understand or discourse peaceably. I could really fight fire with fire sometimes, but you gotta let the fools be.

Who gets to decide when somebody is an idiot though honey? Just because someone holds different views or sees the world in a different way, doesn’t make them foolish, just different. I love hearing different opinions, I love debates (haven’t looked back since I discovered debating at Uni when I studied politics.. wonderful!) In your question you said…..

”....overall people who just don’t seem to have a clue. No matter what you tell them, or how many ways you TRY to tell them, they just don’t get it. Now that I’m re-reading what I wrote, I think maybe my question should be aimed more towards asking about experiences with people who just “live in their own little worlds” and are delusional in one way or another.”

Again honey, we all live “in our own little world” it is shaped by the experiences we’ve had in life. These experiences shape the person we become, how we react in different circumstances/situations. Holding these views, seeing the world through our own experiences of it doesn’t make anyone delusional and nobody has the right to tell anyone how to think, how to see the world, how things are. It might not be that we “just don’t get it” it might just be that we don’t agree with you. We all have different views and thats a wonderful, amazing thing. How dull would the world be if it were peopled with identical clones who all thought and acted the same? Thats why I love it here, everybody has such rich experiences to share and I love hearing lots of different views on a common topic we’ve all experienced, or a story in the news, we’ll all see and possibly react differently to. So many views, so many ideas floating about… wonderful.

edit: @hurtntired sorry forgot to say GQ honey, very thought provoking, it’ll get some great answers I think <hugs>

@bunnygrl I guess I have my dad in mind for part of the question…based on what he did. I totally see your point though. But just wanted to ask a question to say “yada yada yada, discuss” :)

although I am not entirely calling my dad an idiot… :T

@hurtntired It’s an excellent question actually because sometimes, even here, you’ll see a really good question, and be enjoying reading the replies before posting yourself and you’ll see a reply that doesn’t address the question at all, (which is fine if its funny, a smile is always good) but sometimes there is a reply (which the mods will usually thankfully deal with really quickly) but sometimes there are replies that are just unpleasant, or insulting, or downright hurtful and there doesn’t seem to be a reason for it, you know? Those kinds of replies bug me I have to admit because thats not debating, its not learning somebody’s opinions its just someone being mean.
huggles xx

@bunnygrl hehe, I think sometimes I just wonder if I’m the only one who gets impatient and intolerant of people because really, there have been times that I think no one understands my point of view. Hmm…I’m opening up a can of worms. Of course no one understands MY point of view, it’s unique, it’s my own…lol.

@bunnygrl Yes, I forgot to mention that, that I am often the idiot! Well, not really; I am a generally intelligent person who just does idiotic things sometimes and can often seem to be quite an idiot to the untrained or even to the trained eye. So yes, idiots do irritate me but I also know that I can sometimes be the idiot that irritates others, so I adjust my tolerances accordingly and figure that a lot of the time it’s basically a wash. :-)

@lillycoyote, my boyfriend likes to call me the “dumbest smart person” he’s ever met. Affectionately, of course. I sometimes think that might be the case too. I am also probably the clumsiest person I’ve ever met. Aside from Jar Jar Binks.

@hurtntired oh no!! I can feel myself getting proper annoyed sometimes (usually watching political debates on tv… I know.. like a politician is ever going to listen to me lol) and I sit there watching them, oftentimes yelling at the tv “why can’t they see how stupid XY or Z is!!! where’s the democracy!!” lol. What can I do, I have my views and the politicians refuse to listen to me yelling at my tv :-) oh… and I’m MORE clumsy than jarjar, its a running joke in our house. Honestly, I once followed my trainer around the living room because I kicked it by accident (cursed with a large chest, haven’t seen my feet properly since I was about 12 lol) ... reached forward to get it then kicked it again… then a third time. Hubby was falling about laughing. Sod. I love him but…. ok it was funny. I would have laughed too lol.

@lillycoyote I yell at the tv thinking they can hear me and last weekend I threw a pair of rolled up socks at David Cameron (on the tv) when he was spouting the “we’re all in this together” stuff… I think I definitely qualify as an idiot lol :-)
huggles honeys xx

You and me both Lillycoyote. I consider myself reasonably intelligent but I can be a complete idiot at times and not in a funny haha way. I walked all the way to the library today. Got the book I wanted off the shelf and realised I didn’t have my library card with me. Idiot! Yet of course I have times when people irritate me but it isn’t usually because someone is lacking in ability or knowledge, it is more that they don’t care about how their actions affect other people. Say for instance a boss who is incompetent and thinks they can get away with it because they are pretty and a nice person. “Oh shucks! I forgot to do that!” And you then spend hours fixing the problems their oversight causes and they obviously don’t give a rats and don’t do anything to make sure they don’t stuff things up again and worse, their boss lets them get away with it. So that sort of complacent idiocy annoys me yes. However, people who really just don’t know and try but don’t get it, not so much.

“it is more that they don’t care about how their actions affect other people”

@Mz_Lizzy I think that is exactly what I was trying to say but couldn’t think of the words at the time!

<—- IDIOT! LOL.

It also really bothers me when people don’t know how their actions might be affecting someone else or chalk it up to “it’s that person’s fault, but my role has nothing to do with it.”

I think those people are contemptuous rather than idiots. They may also be incompetent but incompetence does not necessarily mean incapable. So yes, I hear you hurtntired!

@bunnygrl and @hurtntired I love you both and I’m together with you always, in solidarity, as I am with those of who really, really are really smart, just look at our test scores and our degrees and those maybe not numerous but not unfrequent times when we have been able to construct one hell of a good argument, and who try as hard as we can to be as smart as we are while trying as hard as we can to not look and be as stupid and idiotic as we can be sometimes. I understand your struggles; I understand your lives; I understand your issues. I am glad that there is someone who understands mine too. :-)

And I absolutely love the description: “the dumbest smart person I have ever known.” How absolutely perfect is that to describe those of us who fit right in there, like a glove?

lol..Not a fan

Constantly.

Ignorance is bliss.
However, it usually leads me to want to claw at my own eyes and tear at my own hair. I recently lost a long time friend over his inability to see how hypocritical and disturbing some of his own belief systems are. It was a truly difficult experience.

I used to until I realized that for every person I considered an idiot who lived in their own little world, there were ten other people who probably thought the same of me.

@Blondesjon Yes, my dear, that is the “epiphany of the idiot” and it is only the true, unrepentant, unredeemable, uneducable idiots who don’t realize this and they are the idiots who are truly dangerous, I think.

They are dangerous too

@lillycoyote . . . Doesn’t that line of reasoning put you up on a dangerously high pedestal as well?

I’ve heard the same logic applied to slaves, Jews, and the poor throughout history. The real danger in all of this is when one group of people start labeling another. This is usually when both sides believe that they are irrevocably right.

remember kids, it was highly educated folks that gave us the atomic bomb, chemical/biological weapons, and the current economic mess.

@Blondesjon I am going to have to get back to you on that one in the morning, or possibly the afternoon the way things are going here, as is it way, way past the time that I should have packed it in and gone to bed.

Being delusional IMO doesn’t make someone an idiot. Idiocy IMO is a momentary choice or lapse in judgement…actually for some it is a lifestyle but to each is own in that department. Even I have been a complete idiot and the interesting element of doing stoopid things is whether it is a repeatable pattern and that is what wears on me….especially if I am the one doing it! lol.

Anyway the one thing that I would offer up as a supreme example of idiocy is texting while driving or walking into fountains.

Idiocracy makes the world go round.

When I think of the example of the woman who tried to mail the dog to her son, I can be enraged by idiocy with the potential for such a level of harm. Everyday idiocy can range from the amusing to the irritating. Typically, I will observe another’s behavior for a period of time before passing judgement as to whether I want them in my life or not. Other times, our world’s collide and I have to make a decision as to the extent to which I will let the other person’s behavior affect me.

In the world of the internet, I can only read the words and there is no real behavior to observe (with some exceptions). If I think someone is an idiot, I just don’t read their posts.

Every working day!
We have a lass at work that reckons ducks can’t fly – no matter what I show her to prove it she just denies it.
She also came out with the statement “If all the dinosaurs are extinct how did they film walking with dinosaurs?” “DOH”

So I’ve told her the only reason that the sea is salty is because of over amorous Sperm Whales!

Of course – although I have gotten really irritated at smart people too at times.

I get irritated by everyone and won’t hesitate to knock their teeth out.:)

I think everyone gets irritated with those they consider to be idiots. I wonder how idiotic the idiots who irritate the idiots are?

It has been my experience that nearly everyone has something about them that is interesting. I vary the time I spend with them accordingly.

My brother is not very smart and has done many idiotic things. But he did them in an effort to make his life better. Watching him has given me a new perspective on not-so-smart people. He has one friend who completely takes advantage of him. There’s nothing I can do or say to change his situation (I spent too many years trying). He deserves compassion and understanding and that is what I give him.

@lillycoyote love you too honey <wraps arms round @lillycoyote and @hurtntired for a huge group hug> xx

@coffeenut OMG!!! that first pic actually really frightened me! I mean I get scared around electricity normally but in the pool? balanced on flip flops? aaaarrrrgggg!!!! LOVED the other two pics lol classic :-) <hugs> xx edit: just found your next post and spent ages working through those links, more LOL and hugs honey thank you! still chuckling away happily xx

@Kayak8 seriously? she tried to mail a dog?? its not sympathy she needs its a good smack. Poor wee dog!!!

@Mat74UK LOL LOL brilliant!!! I mean ewwww but LOL LOL :-)

@Seelix <chuckle giggle snort LOL LOL> brilliant!!! <hugs> xx

@tranquilsea <hugs> I had friends who made a prize fool out of me for a long, long time and from experience, he’ll see it himself someday and you’re lovely for supporting him till he does <hugs> xx

There, I think thats me caught up :-) great answers everyone <hugs> xx

Meh….it takes all kinds.

I just avoid those that don’t resonate with me without making them bad or worng.

There is a saying I like that helps when I feel frustrated with someone.

” If YOU had that persons background and level of consciousness YOU would be the exact SAME way as they are!”

This helps keep ego in check and, lends itself to understanding that everyone is just a victim of their own programming.

Fighting with reality changes no-thing.

Live and let live and if someone isn’t a good fit for you move on and drop the need to condemn them.

Kudos to you, hurtntired, for this question. I was certain that when I clicked on it, I was going to see a summary that indicated some sort of privileged “everyone is stupid but me” summary. But your summary managed to describe a simple and honest reaction to a frustrating experience we all have at one point or another and also create ourselves at times.

So, a resounding yes.

I don’t have a problem with real idiots. Although some can try your patience on a bad day, but its the ones that make themselves deaf, dumb and blind to reality because its meets their needs and they don’t care who gets hurt by their ignorant behavior. Then there can be a kind of malicious behavior behind their ignorance. Those are the ones I really have no tolerance for.
An example of that would be the KKK. Instead of accepting the fact that they are failures in their own lives because they are lazy or have the violent tendencies of a gorilla, they blame the rest of society for their failures and try to cause problems and spread hate where ever they go.
So instead of trying to get educated and moving on to move up, they rather work at the local gas station as a clerk and give what little money they have to KKK memberships so the big guys on top of that little group sits in their million dollar homes as they laugh at their idiotcy.

@Pandora That isn’t really an accurate assessment of the KKK, some of the anxieties of the KKK were legitimate, lack of job prospects and all round exploitation by the Capitalist class. And trying to compete with Slave labour, it is bad enough trying to compete with an influx of cheap labour.

@mammal – I agree that the assessment isn’t accurate, but the anxieties you address, although factors motivating the desire to determine the source of the problem, doesn’t undermine the “idiocy” (going with the theme of the OP) of those individuals organizing and attempting to spread the message that these groups are the cause of their problems.

Regardless of the real cause or the fact that the anxieties exist, the position is still undeniably idiotic.

Sure, by what I consider to be idiots (that’s subjective).

Name calling and looking down on other people is not a sign of intelligence.

@iamthemob Yes, but singling them out as idiotic, and laying them with all the blame, is unhelpful and unconstructive, it’s about as daft as them pinning the cause of all their worries on those outside their ethnicity.

@janbb there are definitely people who think they are “smart” but feel the need to constantly reaffirm this to the rest of the world by arguing and trying to always be right or have an opinion about everything just for the sake of being right…!

@iamthemob thank you—I would really hope that I am not the kind of person who thinks that I’m better than everyone. I do get annoyed sometimes but I am so aware of my being so far from “perfection” that I don’t think I could think that way, given the way my life has been going.

@YARNLADY nobody is calling anybody names that I can see. “Idiots” was just the best word I could come up with at the time for the discussion. And I was specifically not talking about intelligence…

Um…does anyone know how I can try to change my username? Hurtntired is getting kind of old because it was only what I was feeling at the time and I don’t really want to be “hurtntired” all the time…hehe.

send a PM to our lovely augustlan and she’ll help you change it honey, say hi when you’re there, she’s the sweetest loveliest person <hugs> xx

Sometimes. I mostly get a silent chuckle; well, sometimes not silent.

Yes, sometimes and what is even more irritating is if they are later proved right!

Yes, I do. There are people out there that just boggle my mind with the stupid things they say and do. If I have to deal with people like this on a regular basis, I am for sure irritated. I don’t agree with above posters saying they’re idiots sometimes so don’t be annoyed. OP is talking about the shake your head kind of stupid, not our every day kind of lapse.