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What automatically makes you think people are idiots?

965 replies

FMLGFastMovingLuxuryGoods · 05/02/2026 16:00

For me it’s:

people who think that Michael Jackson isn’t a pedophile.

people who say things like “Londanistan” “Bradfordistan”

People who say “If the Holocaust is real, why do the tattoo numbers only go up to 5 digits”

OP posts:
Crwysmam · 05/02/2026 23:13

Anyone who blames the “Boat People”. Particularly were I live because they make up almost zero of the population.

Grammarnut · 05/02/2026 23:14

placemats · 05/02/2026 23:00

Thankfully I have an EU passport. I live in rural England. Doing great thanks.

Edited

So you don't understand why deep sea fishers voted to leave the EU. I am also, I think, entitled to an EU passport. Not with a bargepole, thanks. Esp. as they are so pro men in women's spaces, sports etc.

BassinBas · 05/02/2026 23:17

Drummers. Fuck me that's a waste of a life. Hitting things counting 1-2-3-4 repeatedly for hours, every day, for years.

Baggingarea · 05/02/2026 23:19

People who drive aggressively ie tailgating, undertaking while speeding. Like omg not my fault your brain is as small as your n*b.

SpiritAdder · 05/02/2026 23:20

People who think they can sue Jack Daniel’s because they got cancer and want to blame it on their drinking habit.

MrsBunny2018 · 05/02/2026 23:25

Labour / Green voters, anti vaxxers, Guardian readers, conspiracy theorists and pro Pally thugs 😅

Tauranga · 05/02/2026 23:27

FMLGFastMovingLuxuryGoods · 05/02/2026 16:00

For me it’s:

people who think that Michael Jackson isn’t a pedophile.

people who say things like “Londanistan” “Bradfordistan”

People who say “If the Holocaust is real, why do the tattoo numbers only go up to 5 digits”

People who vote for the Green party

Tauranga · 05/02/2026 23:32

Crwysmam · 05/02/2026 23:13

Anyone who blames the “Boat People”. Particularly were I live because they make up almost zero of the population.

Wherever you live in the UK, you are paying for these people.

NotSoCheerySnail · 05/02/2026 23:34

People who park in parent and child space because they don’t want their expensive car scratched.
A Ukrainian lady in red Ferrari keeps doing it in our local supermarket does it every time.

tachetastic · 05/02/2026 23:40

People who voted for Brexit.

People who deny trans people are simply what they claim to be.

emilysquest · 05/02/2026 23:42

Oh yes, also people who actually believe that men who pretend to be women to access women and girls' spaces are in any sense benign.

emilysquest · 05/02/2026 23:44

@tachetastic What do they claim to be?

Howwilliknow122 · 05/02/2026 23:45

AnAudacityofinlaws · 05/02/2026 16:19

People who don’t train their dogs.
Smokers.
People who think HRT gives you cancer.
Anti vaxxers.
People who think that exam success is the only / most important measure of intelligence and predictor of life achievements.

People who think HRT gives you cancer.

This is not without context so be careful what you say because it will only be you that looks like the idiot.

Nerdynerdynerd · 05/02/2026 23:45

Nothing automatically makes me think someone is an idiot but people who go to Dubai on holiday is getting close to that territory!

Alpacajigsaw · 05/02/2026 23:48

Supporting/voting for Trump/Reform

Thinking “transwomen” are women and pronoun declarations. Specifically I think women who buy into this are as thick as mince. Men are just a bit dim/blinded by male privilege

Alpacajigsaw · 05/02/2026 23:51

Zov · 05/02/2026 22:32

OMG this reminds me of the dreadful 'sticker' people used to stick over their profile pic during the covid pandemic saying 'I HAVE TO GO TO WORK! I'M A KEY WORKER!' 😖 Used to make me cringe. And then there was the one where people used to post 'I'VE HAD MY COVID VACCINE,' like it made them a better person than those who hadn't. 🙄

I'm not anti vax, but I just thought it was a bit nobby to post on social media that you've had your covid jab. Like, who CARES? And as I say, the 'I'm a key worker, I HAVE TO GO TO WORK!' thing used to rankle me too

Oh god who could forget KEY WORKERS

As if stacking shelves in Aldi made them akin to the Messiah

Alpacajigsaw · 05/02/2026 23:53

Also people who think Lucy Letby is innocent

AmazingGraced · 05/02/2026 23:57

Nerdynerdynerd · 05/02/2026 23:45

Nothing automatically makes me think someone is an idiot but people who go to Dubai on holiday is getting close to that territory!

Oh yes! Totally agree.

deadpantrashcan · 06/02/2026 00:04

Owly11 · 05/02/2026 17:48

Eye opening thread - it seems people generally think others are idiots if they have a different perspective from themselves. I reckon that's who I judge as being an idiot.

Yep. Pathetic.

SpiritAdder · 06/02/2026 00:14

Howwilliknow122 · 05/02/2026 23:45

People who think HRT gives you cancer.

This is not without context so be careful what you say because it will only be you that looks like the idiot.

Yeah because HRT does increase the risk of some cancers, and it’s only prescribed if the benefits outweigh the risks.

BunnyLake · 06/02/2026 00:18

Flat earthers.
People who think every famous death is a conspiracy or they’re just faking their demise.
Trump supporters.

idontgetitdoyou · 06/02/2026 00:18

AmberSpy · 05/02/2026 16:36

People who go running to ChatGPT the second they have a question which requires a modicum of critical thought.
In a similar vein, people who say "chat gbt". Where did they get this from?

Chapt gbt yes! I have otherwise smart friends who have referred to it as this. Drives me insane!

Almondflour · 06/02/2026 00:21

QueenOfHiraeth · 05/02/2026 21:34

Amazing how many people define stupidity as holding a different opinion to them. That seems fairly stupid in itself!

Best response.

BunnyLake · 06/02/2026 00:21

BassinBas · 05/02/2026 22:51

Geography students. What kind of twat needs a degree to tell them where they are?

You know very well that’s not what geography is.

idontgetitdoyou · 06/02/2026 00:21

Anti vaxxers
Brexiteers
The people who joined the Palestine protests having not given a shit about any other global issue previously and revealed themselves to be raging anti semites in the process
The shitty Harry Potter actors who turned against JKR