Someone who expends a lot of effort on maintaining the image of being an intellectual. Mostly concerned about the appearance of being seen as intelligent in a voice chat, such as in Discord. The etymology of the word is a hybrid of the words intellectual and illusionist. Someone (probably stupid) that tries very hard to appear smart by doing things like talking over other people. gishgalloping, and using every logical fallacy they can to trick other stupid people into thinking that they've won arguments. They're closer to Alex Jones than an actual intellectual.
People on the Intellectualist server on Discord argue like klingons. They're more worried about winning arguments than constructing good arguments, which is why they deserve the name intellectualist. They're not actual intellectuals. (except maybe for Denzcon).
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When you intellectually digest the ideas behind evolution, you will have a better understanding of how COVID can have repeated waves of infection in a human population.
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Get the Intellectual mug.The act of thinking, discussing, and/or philosophizing to no one’s spiritual, mental, or physical benefit, but purely for the sake of one’s own pleasure, intellectual self-satisfaction, and/or pride.
Note: Not all intellectual and philosophical discussion is intellectual masturbation, it only falls under the definition when it doesn’t benefit those in engaged in it, only harms due to wasted time and an artificial satisfaction in one’s self.
Note: Not all intellectual and philosophical discussion is intellectual masturbation, it only falls under the definition when it doesn’t benefit those in engaged in it, only harms due to wasted time and an artificial satisfaction in one’s self.
I remember when all I would do was engage in intellectual masturbation on Discord. I would use fancy words and blabber all day about philosophy, without actually applying it in any way whatsoever. I just derived pleasure from hearing myself speak about such abstract and complex subjects. What a fool I was.
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friend 1: Damn my brain isnt working
Friend 2. oh you mean intellectually resting
friend 1: yeah i guess you can say im intellectually resting
Friend 2. oh you mean intellectually resting
friend 1: yeah i guess you can say im intellectually resting
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