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All My Friends Were Smarter Than Me

November 17, 2025 / 00:58

This episode discusses feelings of inadequacy in education, particularly among homeschooled individuals. Guests share personal experiences of comparing their intelligence to peers.

One guest reflects on attending college and feeling less knowledgeable than public school peers, expressing a sense of being the "dumbest person in the world." They mention their ability to recite books of the Bible but still feeling inferior.

Another guest relates to these feelings, stating that they also perceived their homeschooled friends as smarter. This shared experience highlights common insecurities faced by those who were homeschooled.

TLDR

Guests share insecurities about intelligence in homeschooling versus public schooling.

Episode

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Like when I got to college and realized like, oh my gosh, everybody I know went to public school and they're like so
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much smarter than me, [laughter] I was like, I'm an idiot. Like, and and I was like, I I, you know, I can, you
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know, I can name off all the books of the Bible and like I can, you know, talk about whatever, but like I I just there
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was there was moments where I was just like I I'm >> I'm legitimately the dumbest person in
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the world. And like and even in the homeschool community, there were kids that were really smart and I felt really
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stupid. Like I felt like a poser among them of just like I'm dumb compared to
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you. >> Yeah. >> Oh my god. I totally know I totally know how you feel because I I felt like that
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around mostly everyone. I I um I Yeah, I just felt like everyone homeschooled was like
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smart. Like all my friends were smarter than me.

Episode Highlights

  • Struggles with Self-Worth
    The speaker grapples with feelings of being the dumbest person in the world.
    “I’m legitimately the dumbest person in the world.”
    @ 00m 22s
    November 17, 2025
  • Feeling Like an Outsider
    A college student reflects on feeling less intelligent than peers from public school.
    “I felt like a poser among them.”
    @ 00m 30s
    November 17, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • I’m legitimately the dumbest person in the world.
    All My Friends Were Smarter Than Me
  • I felt like a poser among them.
    All My Friends Were Smarter Than Me
  • Oh my god. I totally know how you feel.
    All My Friends Were Smarter Than Me

Key Moments

  • Inadequacy00:22
  • Smart Friends00:54