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Is stupidity/low intelligence a character flaw?
No, I don't think so, unless you're talking about ignorance, which can be willful. If you aren't as intelligent but still make the most of your life, then that's not a bad thing!
Stupidity and low intelligence are totally different things. You can be of low intelligence for any number of reasons: being starved of oxygen at birth; sustaining a traumatic brain injury; any number of illnesses. Through no fault of their own, not everyone has the capabilities to be a doctor or a lawyer or CEO or whatever your particular brand of success is. This is in no way a 'character flaw', and to suggest that it is is highly offensive.
Even the most intelligent person does stupid things, but some people could turn stupidity into an art form. I don't know about character flaws. It's not a thing that would ever cross my mind to think about someone.
Being stupid can be the result of education, teaching and lack thereof, maybe also the lack of mental capabilities. As such I would hesitate to call it a part of the character. Low intelligence might form the character and impact life in strong ways too but it is also not part of a character. Being stupid might make you socially awkward but it doesn't necessarily make you socially inapt or evil.
nah
no, their circumstances could have prevented an education, and if they were born without the ability to store/process information quickly or whatever, that doesn't speak to their character...I'd say the real problem is lack of curiosity , a lack of effort or willingness to learn and grow - like I know people who don't know a lot but will ask questions and try to learn, and I'm happy to answer the same question a thousand times if it helps them and it's fine
Depends. I don't think "intelligence" is a single, measurable thing, but a whole bunch of different things. Deliberate ignorance, or unwillingness to learn, is a character flaw. Failure to understand certain concepts is usually just a skill someone lacks. Mental disabilities are mental disabilities.
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