How To Cope With Snobbery

FURTHER READING

“Why are we so worried about our careers? Why do we care so much about our reputations?
Partly it’s to do with money of course, but there’s another, more psychological aspect to our fears as well…”

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[matthewsmith]

I was a cleaner myself years ago in banks and offices and many a time had people looking down their noses thinking they were better than me. I always had the view that I played just as an important role as they did in the company as if it wasn't for me they wouldn't be able to work in a clean and tidy environment and given some of the mess they left in their wake the office wouldn't be able to operate. No-one should feel that they're any less important just because of the position they hold.

[jaba]

Don't be concerned about pleasing snobs, having them in your life will only bring you down. Just avoid them whenever you have the chance, and find people who are friendly and open minded instead.

[catinbowler]

I once had a snob ask me what I did for a living. I told them. Then they asked how someone like me managed to get a job like that. You can't win with those people.

[emmanuelstyles]

The perfect response to "what do you do?" is "does it matter?"

[viralpatel]

I have been snob and I have learnt my lesson through rough experiences. This video explains it pretty well. Thank you for confirming what I have learnt from my life.

[fistoffries]

This video has an odd paradox to it. If you start to "pity" people based on their outward appearance of status (the guy driving the sports car) aren't you just as much of a snob as the person that judges you based on the car that you drive?

[Musewhisperer]

I took a habit to asking people I don't know: -"So, what do you do.... in your free time"?

[Joshlul]

By your definition of snobbery, I am a snob about snobbery.
I purposefully try to act overtly in a way that will weed out people who might judge me for any way I wish to be, because they aren't worth my time.
It's funny.

[garethpreston]

'Everyone has something they can teach you'

Remember this with every person you see, and you'll never be a snob again.

[enginelord]

I've lost a very dear friend over his judgment of me. Snobs are such horrible fools.

[irreversiblyhuman]

As a recovering snob - I can attest to validity of this piece... much love

[michaelpesavento]

Hi, My Mother was seriously disabled from a car accident and she was often discounted by people as just some sick person that can't do for themselves but she had the heart of a lion and helped pass the "Americans with Disabilities Act" helping millions of other people get the help and justice they deserved but you wouldn't know it to look at her:) Thanks.

[SirPage]

I worked my ass of to get into the most prestiegious school in my country, and now I'm pretty much guaranteed a great paying job for the rest of my life... I didn't realize I was just giving into social pressure :/ Now that I think about it, this isn't even necessarily what I want to do with my life..

[BrandyBrandalia]

This is so true.

My ex is the "academic" type. She thought the fact that she had a PhD, won multiple academic awards and had a high paying job made her better than me.

Sadly, she hasn't yet realized that no one outside of her "academic friends" truly cares about any of that.

[RolandMcGruner]

the main kick i get out of watching these videos, is figuring out ways that I can BE that ideal person for 'you' to encounter.

Don't get your hopes up, I don't think I/any of us will get there, but I sure hope to be better than I might've, had I not tried.

[bolivar]

A snob is a frog who tells his name all day long to an admiring bog! The following poem proves this fact:-)

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us — don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

Emily Dickinson ( 1830- 1886 )

I deeply sympathise with the "nobody" in this poem. Seems like a very noble, honest, wise person to me. Someone who knows that he is just one more human being among billions of his kind, has the humility to see that he is nothing special and that he too will die! He is more likely to wish to make a difference in this world, to serve to his fellow human beings, without asking to be given a huge amount of power and recognition.

The greatest name of Argentinian folklore is Atahualpa Yupanqui. He wrote 1200 wonderful songs, 5.000 verses and 9 books. But he once said that after his death, he wanted people to forget his name, but remember his songs. He wanted his songs to become "anonymous" one day.What a beautiful and noble idea...

Friends who enjoyed this video, could also take a look at a TED talk by Alain called " A kinder, gentler philosophy of success", his book " Status Anxiety" and the documentary with the same name which you can find on youtube. All three of them have a life changing quality, since they change the way you look at yourself and the people around you, including snobs...

[richardlosonczi]

honestly this channel is so damn great at explaining feelings and thoughts that i have always felt myself, but always failed to express it in a way that would make sense and could be understood by others... great video, i hope you guys will continue making content like this despite some negative comments. There are many people like me to who videos like this mean a great deal. it allows me to be aware that i am not the only one with feelings like this which makes it so much easier to deal with them.

[alanwattsgoingon]

Also people put so much time, resources and thoughts into achieving high status because we all crave appreciation, almost as much as we crave eating and sleeping.
We have such a deep desire to be appreciated that we go through great lengths to get others to appreciate us, to complement us. When in reality if we focused more on being nice to others we would receive appreciate much more easily and sincerely.

[AsifAliRizwaan]

in short: "Accept everyone as they are, including yourself!"

[FeministCatwoman]

I've known this since I was 14 years old. It only gets lonely if you let it get to you and if your self esteem is low. But being aware is strangely comforting in itself.