Psychology & Internet Culture
MT. STUPID
the gap, plotted
A hundred designs about the distance between how sure someone is and how right they are. The joke includes whoever is wearing it; that is the only way it works.
NOT EVERYONE WILL UNDERSTAND THIS SHIRT. THAT'S THE POINT.
I LET WRONG ANSWERS BREATHE BEFORE I FIX THEM
I REPEAT MYSELF FOR THE PEOPLE IN BACK
THIS REFERENCE WAS ABOVE MOST ROOMS
I FINISHED THE CROSSWORD IN PEN
CORRECT, AS USUAL
QUIETLY THE SMARTEST PERSON HERE
I HOLD THE DOOR FOR PEOPLE STILL CATCHING UP
I ALREADY FIXED THE THING YOU'RE EXPLAINING
IF YOU LAUGHED, YOU'RE ONE OF THE SMART ONES
I BRING THE CURVE UP WHEREVER I GO
I READ FASTER THAN YOU THINK
I'M NOT BETTER THAN YOU. I'M CORRECT MORE OFTEN.
I'M PATIENT WITH PEOPLE STILL CATCHING UP
I SIMPLIFY MY VOCABULARY AROUND MOST PEOPLE
I LET YOU FINISH TALKING. YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S NOT BRAGGING IF IT'S TRUE
CONFIDENCE BACKED BY ACTUAL HOMEWORK
I'VE HEARD A SMARTER VERSION OF YOUR POINT
I CARRY THIS TEAM, QUIETLY
I READ PAST THE HEADLINE
THAT JOKE WAS FOR THE THREE PEOPLE WHO'D GET IT
MOST PEOPLE WOULDN'T GET THIS SHIRT
MOST ROOMS I'M IN, I'M THE AVERAGE-RAISER
STANDARD DEVIATION: ME
TRIVIA NIGHT ENDS EARLY WHEN I'M ON YOUR TEAM
I SKIPPED THE TUTORIAL AND STILL WON
FASTEST TO THE RIGHT ANSWER, SLOWEST TO SAY IT
I DON'T NEED VOLUME, I HAVE ACCURACY
SOME PEOPLE PEAK IN HIGH SCHOOL. I PEAK IN EVERY ROOM.
I EXPLAIN THINGS TWICE SO YOU DON'T FEEL BAD
YOU'RE DOING GREAT FOR YOUR LEVEL
YOU'LL GET THERE EVENTUALLY
INTERNALLY CORRECTING EVERYONE SINCE BIRTH
WAITING FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO CATCH UP
I DON'T BRAG, I JUST STATE FACTS
I'M NOT ARROGANT, I'M JUST RIGHT
I DON'T ARGUE, I WAIT FOR YOU TO REALIZE
I WAIT FOR THE ROOM TO CATCH UP
MOST CONVERSATIONS MOVE AT MY PATIENCE LEVEL
I PREPARED FOR THIS MEETING. CLEARLY NOT EVERYONE DID.
I ANSWER MY OWN QUESTIONS CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME
THE SMARTEST PERSON IN MOST ROOMS, STATISTICALLY
ALREADY RIGHT, JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO NOTICE
I DON'T ARGUE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T READ IT
MY OPINIONS COME WITH FOOTNOTES
THIS SHIRT HAS A VOCABULARY REQUIREMENT
SOME JOKES ARE A FILTER, NOT A PUNCHLINE
NOT EVERYONE IS BUILT FOR THIS LEVEL OF THINKING
EXCLUSIVE CLUB: POPULATION, FEWER THAN YOU'D THINK
MOST PEOPLE PEAK EARLIER THAN ME
THE BAR WAS LOW. I CLEARED IT BY A LOT.
I'M NOT BETTER THAN EVERYONE. JUST MOST PEOPLE.
I KNOW THE ANSWER, I'M LETTING YOU TRY
I'VE NEVER NEEDED THE HINT
MY GUESSES BEAT MOST PEOPLE'S RESEARCH
I SCORE HIGH WITHOUT STUDYING, UNLIKE SOME
I GET IT THE FIRST TIME IT'S EXPLAINED
CONFIDENCE IS EASY WHEN YOU'RE USUALLY RIGHT
I DID THE READING. DID YOU?
RIGHT AGAIN, SHOCKINGLY
I'D ARGUE, BUT I'VE ALREADY WON
I SLOW DOWN MY SENTENCES FOR YOU
NOT EVERYONE CAN KEEP UP. THAT'S OKAY.
BLESS YOUR EFFORT
I'M PATIENT WITH THE ROOM
IT'S CUTE THAT YOU TRIED
I GIVE EVERYONE A FAIR CHANCE TO KEEP UP
SILENTLY JUDGING YOUR ARGUMENT
I ALREADY KNOW I'M RIGHT
I HAVE THOUGHTS. I'M NOT SHARING THEM WITH YOU.
I'VE ALREADY SOLVED THIS IN MY HEAD
I NOD, BUT I DISAGREE
MY SILENCE IS NOT AGREEMENT
I'D EXPLAIN IT, BUT YOU'D NEED A FEW TRIES
SOME OF US READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
I PEAKED INTELLECTUALLY AND NEVER LOOKED BACK
ABOVE AVERAGE AND AWARE OF IT
SMALL TALK IS A SKILL I CHOOSE NOT TO USE
I'M NICE TO EVERYONE, EVEN THE CONFUSED ONES
I ANSWER QUESTIONS NO ONE ELSE UNDERSTOOD YET
I SPEAK SLOWLY FOR A REASON
I LET PEOPLE FINISH THEIR WRONG ANSWER FIRST
I READ THE WHOLE EMAIL CHAIN, UNLIKE SOME
I SOLVE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY'RE ANNOUNCED
THE ONLY ONE WHO READ THE AGENDA
MY EMAILS ARE SHORTER BECAUSE I'M RIGHT
I ATTEND MEETINGS I COULD'VE RUN BETTER
I WON THIS ARGUMENT BEFORE IT STARTED
I DON'T NEED TO YELL, I'M JUST CORRECT
I FACT-CHECKED YOU IN MY HEAD ALREADY
YOU CAN VOTE AGAINST FACTS. THEY STAY TRUE.
CORRECT AND UNBOTHERED
I LET THE SILENCE DO THE CORRECTING
FILTERING OUT THE SLOW READERS SINCE BIRTH
IF YOU HAVE TO ASK, IT'S NOT FOR YOU
READING LEVEL: ADVANCED. ROOM: NOT SO MUCH.
ONLY THE SHARP ONES WILL LAUGH AT THIS
RESERVED FOR THE TOP PERCENTILE
THE ROOM GOT SMARTER WHEN I WALKED IN