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Dealing with stupid people. Help?
What are some ways you deal with people who lack intelligence? I am not trying to say that I am smarter or anything of the sort. I just want some creative, different ways or things to say to people who test my patience?
I have had enough of one person in particular and instead of causing a scene I want to make a list of different ways to deal with stupid people. That's why I ask.
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- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
There is only one good way to deal with a person of inferior intelligence and that is to appeal to their emotions. A person who is uneducated likely lacks the ability to understand logic or reasoning. The best way to get them to do what you want is to play to their emotions. This is a dangerous game though however because people like this are very emotional people and the last thing you want to do is say the wrong things or strike a nerve that sets them off.
As a part time job right now, while I am still in college, I have a sales job. With most people you can explain which product is the best, why it is the best, and blah blah blah however when talking with an incompetent, uneducated, foolish individual they don't understand why two products that look identical can cost two different prices.
For example if I was selling them tshirts and one shirt was 100% cotton and the other was 50/50 cotton poly blend they would ask why the blend shirt cost $20 and the cotton cost $15 and I would say because the $20 shirt has a premium blend of fabric and the other one is just cotton. The blend shirt will hold up better in the washer and keep its color longer. They would reply, I don't get it, they look the exact same though so why are you trying to make me pay $5 more, you're ripping me off, you think i'm stupid.
If instead of trying to explain how one shirt was made of a superior material than the other shirt, I instead said, "you've gotta try it on to see the difference." Let him try on the cotton, say okay that looks alright I guess. Now he tries on the poly blend, he steps out of the dressing room and just go crazy like, " WOW! Now thats a good shirt, that one looks good!" "Your girl will definitely like that one for you, and if you dont have a girl than the all the girls will be coming to you if keeping wearing shirts like that one."
Wait like 2 minutes and the guy would buy the $20 shirt because he believed it had the ability to make him look better and blah blah blah.
Appeal to an idiots emotions and you can get them to do whatever you want.