Superiority Complex

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My dad told me I have a superiority complex today, and while it’s true that I feel as if I’m better than everybody else, I don’t understand why this is such a bad thing. I go to school full-time and get very good grades, I still manage to hold down a part-time job at the same time, I never used illegal drugs and I stopped drinking, I never cheated or stolen anything, I never brake the law, I leave people alone rather then picking on people or giving them crap like people have always done to me. So based on all of my past experiences, my views have been vindicated. Why is feeling as if I’m better than everyone else a bad thing if my views have been vindicated over and over again?

because you are only doing what you are supposed to do, and that doesn't make you superior, it makes you adequate. Feeling superior is what you could feel if you were Superman or someone like that, not just being a stand up guy that anyone would want to be.

it's the attitude of that superior feeling that really pisses off a lot of people, especially if you look down on others that are not doing as well as you.

it's not. you sound alright as f-ck, unroll that untill you get tired

But I’m not saying it just for the sake of saying it Sinsboldly I truly believe it. I don’t feel as though I should have to adapt my worldview just because it may “piss some people off.” I would be beyond happy if people could prove me wrong, but they won’t because I know better. I have little to no faith in humanity, and as a consequence, I don’t consider myself to be a part of it. I believe in working together for a cause greater than ourselves, everyone else is selfish and greedy and only concerned with their own personal advancement. I think logically, others often think with their emotions. I value intelligence and uniqueness in people, others seem to lambaste these traits.

I can already foresee someone saying I only used vast generalizations, but in reality, I’m only using my 23 years of experiences, nothing more, and nothing less.

I'm glad you think I'm alright Richard, it isn't a view that is shared by many other people.

You’re right to feel superior because you are superior than most but don’t get carried away. What do I mean by carried away? Let me give you an example:

In the police academy one of the things they have a very hard time teaching policemen is to remember that everyone they meet is not necessarily a criminal, a would be criminal or another cop. This might seem like a simple thing to learn but if all you see are cops and robbers day in and day out you tend to lose perspective.

How are you superior? What single factor have you obtained that means you can line up all the people in the world and say 'yeah, becuase of X, your existence is inferior to my own?'

you say you've never done drugs, got good grades in school, etc. Well, I can say I've done all of those things, written a book, been in a film, (evidence CAN be shown for these things) All whilst having a disability. Does that make me a better person than you?

I don't like to think so, but dammit, solipistic arrogance doesn't half piss me off.

you can't grade people's very essence as human beings on some chart. Life isn't all two-tone, there are a million shades to it.

I never understood people's fascination with setting logic some something as illogical as life. Life isn't made of straight lines and Numbers, it's made of Chaos as well as logic.

How can you value people's uniqueness, when you do nothing but compare it to your own? If you're better than everybody, can you truly learn and adapt? if you're infallable as a person, you have nowhere to go, you're just stuck in stasis, never changing and never learning.

My own experience has been that I was teased quite a bit when I was younger, so as soon as I figured out how much skill I had in certain areas, I developed a superiority complex as a defense mechanism. Now that I'm older, I think of one's measure as a person is, "When you leave this world, did you leave it in better shape than when you found it?" I think the majority of humans have a long way to go when answering that kind of question, and probably shouldn't bother with trying to figure out who is better than who.

QFT

I certainly relate to getting picked on, and in a couple cases physically assaulted because of my autism. What am I supposed to do about it, not be bitter? I don’t care what anybody says, I refuse to be considered as an equal to those animals.

Doing the right thing does not make you superior. Being humble will make you better.
You sound like many recent college grads. They think that they know it all.

just an example, I'm not implying that you are a recent college grad

I tried being humble earlier in life, all it did was encourage people to walk all over me. I’m not as humble as Vorzac seems to be, I don’t forget and I don’t forgive. Also, I’m not a college grad yet I still have one more year.

Moderators, would you please delete my account? I no longer wish to be associated with this website.

so if you are superior in those areas, you seem to believe that that makes you a superior person overall; you compare your strengths to others weaknesses.

if you compare your strengths to others strengths, nobody comes out ahead because there's no solid rule of what "superior" means. that is the ideal mindset, because it means you accept other people as somewhat equal. (bullies need counseling, ignore them)

try sometime comparing others' commendable strengths in some area to your own weaknesses in that area. realize you have weaknesses, and that other people are better than you if you just used a different measuring stick.

I’m sorry people, I’m getting delusional and I’m hearing voices in my head. I don’t know what to do because this isn’t like me at all.

You're doing the typical "black-and-white" aspie thinking. Fact is morality doesn't mean anything to most people. People expect you to break the rules, and they don't care if you live an innocent life, they'll still look at you as being a dick. Ever wonder why people hate loners and love the abnoxious alpha male? Morality means nothing in this world tbh, it's the impact you leave on the world that counts. Some people do it through socialising, others do it through art. The concept of being a "good person" is irrelevant to the masses, so don't get a superiority complex over it. I know you're a moral person, but that trait means as much to most people as being able to play the spoons. Not trying to be harsh, just honest