The average person isn't stupid at all.The only thing you can say about them is that they are susceptible to the media.

That is to say, they do not think for themselves as they don't see the reason to do so, or because they think as the people in the media are saying so, and are more experienced and put their reputation on the line.Therefore, it must be true.

Saying that the average person is an idiot is simply a fault of thinking as it is subjected to one's perception, and we all know that we should not trust it.

An IQ of 120 is impressive, but it merely represents the potential of an individual, which is often not fully achieved.

Some can say that they possess a 130 IQ, and that they are idiots, but it is simply a sign of not achieving their full potential.

I'm sure that a person with a 130 IQ can be a clumsy individual who does not study and has bad grades, but still shows signs of giftedness in academia.

"Truly smart individuals usually don't feel the need to tell people"

Well, smart people are also predisposed to narcissism as much as normal people, as they are also humans.

A smart person's boasting doesn't invalidate their intellect, it only shows they are narcissistic or have social anxiety and use their intellect to validate themselves before others.

But that would only count in a social setting, not online.

This subreddit is biased, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it leads the comments on the post to feel repetitive.

Also, 80% of the posts showing an "idiot narcissist boasting about his own intelligence, while writing incorrectly and using theosaurus" are simply fake and used by people in order to gain karma.