Pseudointellectual 🤓

It's good to have you here again😍 You are loved.

Long time no vocabulary. I know scholars here may not really see those words as new nonetheless I'll still share cos what? I get coconut head. Lol

So, many of us have actually been here at some points in our life especially when we're trying to really get along in a conversation and present ourselves as supposedly "intelligent." 

Hmmm, I could still remember one of the embarrassing moments I had some years back while they were talking about network marketing like GNLD, oriflame, longrich, etc I was like practically linking it to telecommunication networks and everyone was like "no now, seems you're not getting what we are saying..." chai....my feet kinda dragged o

Although, you may have tried to do that and not be caught that you're really ignorant of the subject matter. Such person that pretends to be so much knowledgeable when in actual sense he or she isn't is called a PSEUDOINTELLECTUAL. 

Let's just say the word "pseudo" refers to fake, insincere, false, spurious, illegitimate, etc. When you now merge it with "intellectual" it simply means you're a fake intelligent person.

According to the dictionary, a pseudointellectual is described as a person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding. A person who pretends to be of greater intelligence than he or she in fact is.

I don't know why I'm saying this but maybe because it's so much relatable sha. I've had to do that some times but it didn't pay. Well, I know you may want to argue with me that it was because I didn't play my game well but yoruba will say "ojo gbogbo ni t'ole, ojo kan ni tolohun" meaning every day is for the thief and one day is for the owner. You can play smart but know there may be someone smarter than you in the room.

Just tell me first, why should you be a pseudo when God has blessed you with so many things within your reach to widen your horizons? You have the whole of google search engine to yourself, you have plethora of books in hardcopy and PDF formats, you have authorities in so many fields that you can reach out to mentor you, radio, tv, newspapers, blogs, etc Everything is available to learn from.

I may not be an expert in tech, agriculture, sciences or what have you but even at that, I can tell you there's a guarantee I know little about these subjects although not in their entirety.

Many of us, myself inclusive, take more time to watch movies, listening to music and chatting without investing time to know more about variety of things. Even the lyrics of the songs you listen to at times are new and you don't bother to look them up cos you probably didn't pay attention.

Here is a little task for all of us, even if you're not reading books, try to go through at least one of the editorial contents of the newspaper online a day, it helps.

Please don't fake intelligence, seek knowledge and be your best. Let me know in the comment box if you can relate.

Virtual hugs fam 🤗🤗🤗