Way Cool or Too Cool

    I have trouble discerning the difference between people who are way cooler than I am but are awesome because of it and people who are just too cool for me. I.E. Assholes. Sometimes I meet people and think "This person keeps to themselves. They don't talk much but when they do, it's genius. They seem pretty cool and easy going." Then I get to know them and realize "No, they're actually trying desperately to seem like they're awesome. They are condescending, insist on pointing out any mistake you make, and rarely admit any imperfect thing they've ever done. They're uptight dicks. Sure, they're probably cooler than you, maybe even smarter, but the fact that they feel the need to remind you of that with every conversation you have is goddamn annoying. If there's one thing I absolutely hate, it's people who are condescending to me. People who have an unearned sense of entitlement. Nothing will make my angry bitch switch flip like someone talking to me like I'm 5. Fuck you, buddy.

    What sparked this thought is someone on Twitter who tweeted "Sometimes being kind is better than being right." Why don't more people know this?! It should be common knowledge! I've never been that asshole who jumps people for being wrong and tells them how much I know immediately. It's just shitty. If someone says something completely incorrect and I feel that letting them know the truth will benefit them then I usually try to say something "I think it might actually be this." or "I thought that too, but..." What's wrong with cushioning the blow a little? I learned this lesson from being married. When you're married and your spouse says something wrong you can't just be that dick who calls bullshit on them. It can get you into a lot of fights. You have to be polite and say what you think is going on. Every thing runs so much more smoothly in a relationship if you're just polite, even when you don't want to be.

    When it comes to people you're not in a relationship with, why be polite? Oh, I don't know...to make your life a little easier maybe? Why run around starting shit with people all day just because they're opinion is different or they don't know their asshole from a hole in the ground? They're perfectly happy thinking that hole in the ground is their own personal oraphis. I know a couple people who are just contemptuous pricks all day every day. I try to be polite to these people but they just insist on patronizing others. We get it, you're goddamn cool! And no one gives a fuck. It wouldn't kill you to pull your head out of your ass and stop being so superior to the rest of the human race.

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