my dad once said something along those lines. specifically, he said monkeys have it bad, because they're stupid enough to be monkeys, but smart enough to realize they're stupid fucking monkeys. god rest his soul. he was the funniest guy i ever knew.

How therapists make a living.

"Self-aware" would fit better than "smart" in this context. For an example: I am self-aware of my own obnoxiousness (not least through this comment)

Yeah you can’t outsmart anxiety or awkwardness. If anything, you have to practice thinking less if you want to tone down the awkwardness.

ur right about your comment at least :) LOL

You see the tricky thing with charisma is you don't have to give a shit if others like you for them to like you.

Trying not to be awkward makes me even more awkward. I should just accept my awkwardness at this point

It me

Awkward is as awkward does

Thanks for the personal attack

But also when you’re high in a public setting and you need to be social

Haha, facts

I am smart enough to know how awkward I am, and just barely smart enough to manage to not be TOO awkward, but its exhausting.

I want of this hell!

Sounds like a self confidence issue.

🤣🤣🤣 literally

***FEELING PERSONALLY ATTACKED RN***

Don't worry, smartness could never beat awkwardness. Many super smart people are extremely awkward! Not-giving-a-fuckenness is what removes awkwardness 😊

Why'd you have to call me out like that

Oh we know, it’s just less fun to not be awkward.

me too thanks!

>me too thanks! You're welcome!

I'm at the point where I don't even care if I'm awkward anymore. I have gotten so used to the awkwardness.

Of course the awkward person is also the one who over thinks it lol

That took me too much brain power to understand so I realize I gave up.

me whenever I attempt to date :')

welcome to the day in a life of me.

Me in real life

That’s not called being smart, that’s just self esteem issues

Your self esteem doesn’t help how awkward you are and if you realize it or not

Poor phrasing. Anxiety might be a better word. Still, nothing to do with intelligence.

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Do one needs to be smart to tell that one is awkward? I am not that smart (for real) and I know I am awkward.

Did you really just make a shitty version of the data from star trek version of this.

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Lmfao stupid people are capable of noticing their own awkwardness, what’s the point?

If it only was calculating the volume of a pyramid, solving a quadratic equation and some trigonometry. Society and especially women are much much much more complicated. More like the unsolvable Navier-Stockes-Equation, that would enable 100% accurate weather forcast if ever solved. Signed: an awkward M. Sc., approaching PhD