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Nobody is born with the need to dumb down. They had to learn the process and the procedure.
Women are more likely to dumb down than men. It may be one of the greatest failures of the feminist movement.
Men often try to show that they are smarter than they really are. Women, on the other hand, sometimes feel that if they show that they are too smart then men will keep their distance. Women offer men the opportunity to demonstrate how they will dominate them.
This concept is very strange. It's reminiscent of some very tall people who stoop while they walk. They want to show others that they are less tall - but everybody sees that they are stooping. Granted, this does make them look a bit shorter, but it also creates back problems. They certainly don't look as good when they stoop as when they stand up properly.
Tall people who stoop and people who identify (ID) with the need to dumb down are stoop-id.
It's a difficult personality trait because it put on.
Granted, people can persist with this frustrating personality trait throughout their entire lives. However, they always know that they are limiting their own potential, for fear of others' rejection.
The world certainly has its share of foolish and stupid people - of both genders. What the world could use is intelligent, smart people who allow themselves to shine just as they are.
What a shame that some of these people hide their traits.
What a waste.
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