much of what you say here is true but there are challenges. many things come easy to the intelligent so, it is easier to forget to try hard. also, some of that perceived arrogance, is. when one is wrong less, it is easier to forget that being wrong is an option. when intelligent, it behooves one to become a very good teacher to avoid becoming impatient and causing offense. in some ways it would be easier to not care but, this is a world of people. intelligent people are often lonely and feel pain at an inability to connect. some functional intelligence, thinking on one's feet, comes from early childhood trauma, the kind that instills the idea that human interaction is something to fear.

sometimes, the most painful thing is to recognize and accept the limits of others.

many people who think they are not intelligent have only to be challenged. average people are to be seen to do extraordinary things every day but, because they believe they are not intelligent, they limit the acknowledgement of their own ability. history is replete with stories of ordinary individuals, performing well above normal limits, when properly motivated. sometimes i think the only difference is an awareness, at some level, of the tools at one's disposal.