Hey /bant/ies,

I've come to a realization, and it has made quite a misanthrope out of me: most people are stupid. I don't mean in that ironic sense in which we call each other retards on 4chan. I'm talking about genuine, embarrassing, debilitating stupidity.

I used to think that if you were inept in one area of your life, that you were most likely skilled in some other facet of it. Maybe you couldn't change the brakes on your car, but damn, you can bake a mean cake.

But this isn't the case. Almost all people I know are stupid. And even in the areas of their life in which they claim expertise or at least competence, these people are completely inept. They take pride in mediocrity and doing the bare minimum.

Most of the adults in my age range that I know personally cannot comprehend what they read in a newspaper. A newspaper! I feel so alone, and it seems like I can't relate. When I try to communicate the beauty of the world or the magnitude of some ideas, I am met with empty cow-like stares.

Everyday, I hate the world a little bit more. I hate it for its ignorance; I hate it for its stupidity; but more than anything, I hate it for its pride in its stupidity. I can't wait for the world to be destroyed, and that thought makes me sick to my stomach.

Am I alone here? Am I expecting too much from the people around me?