Do people see you as a complete idiot or a complete genius?

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Why must I agree with you so frequently?

For the most part, my peers didn't know my overall grades, but they would be shocked if they saw my report card. (I haven't failed anything since a "mental breakdown" of sorts in 4th grade, and before then my lowest grade was a "B"; but since then I have had more troubles with maintaining good grades. Lowest grade was a C last semester, so I guess I'm getting better.)

Never been called an idiot non-jokingly.
I don't like receiving compliments, so whenever someone calls me "smart" I get all squirmy inside.

I have some quite similar experiences to you, especially the web forum bit struck me as a similar experience. I used to benefit in my school days from the type of grades I consistently attained there, causing everyone to see me as a genius. This doesn't happen nowadays because I'm not in a school setting now. Meanwhile, you'll have to take my word for it that I cannot make a post on almost any web forum other than here without people replying I am ignorant. Even though I'm interested in the subject matter of the forum, mostly that's because I do hold very outlandish, personal beliefs which I occasionally feel the need to share on forums online. To be honest it's probably a signal in no uncertain terms that ignorance and eccentricity do shine through in me, when I'm pitched into mainstream environments with mainstream people, and as a consequence I absolutely require an Aspie environment in order to be myself. After all WrongPlanet is the only web forum where I feel I can be myself, even though I have other reasons why I've reduced my posting here to almost zero.

A little from column A, a little from column B.

Because I'm always right, duh.

Now go erect a statue in my honor.

You're such a jerk...

but in a hilarious way.

Well i know that i am a genius sadly haha, but it all depends on whether the person likes you or not.. someone who doesn't will know that you're a genius but will call you an idiot, people who like you will confirm their thoughts and admit that you're a genius.

Genius, but profoundly naive. I wanted to type Guinness rather than genius though...

People tend to think I'm quite smart. It surprises me almost everyt ime because I think of myself as just average. I'll be talking to someone I don't even know and 5 minutes later they'll be like "You're pretty smart, aren't you?" and I'm thinking A) What does that have to do with the conversation?? and B) what gave you that impression??
I may be considered smart in a lot of ways but socially certainly isn't one of them.
So I think all of us are a little of both.
I'd rather have it be easier to make friends than always being told I'm so smart, I'll tell you. Book smart can only get you so far.

Complete genius, which baffles me. It's not as if I do anything other people couldn't if they really wanted to, or that nobody else has done before.

idk honestly.
ive been known to be a idiot in the past.

I guess a mad genius. Even though my IQ is pretty average.

one or the other, never something in between.

Depends on the circumstances.

Hardly ever a genius; more often an idiot; most often neither.

Most people see me as an idiotic bimbo with delusional beliefs that doesn't understand logic. Though, some people like my friends, have considered me smart for my knowledge on certain subjects and that I'm doing college.