If an IQ of 135 is considered extremely high, why do people tend to think I'm stupid?

I knew of a guy with an IQ of 175 who used to work for NASA, he literally was a Rocket Scientist. Outside of work he was as thick as pigshit, had to be told to take breaks to eat meals, wore sl…

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