Being smart and well-educated is a privilege. Not everyone has access to a higher education, and those that do should be grateful about it. Some people put all of their personality and value into being smart, though, and that doesn't always pan out well. Many of these people who claim to be geniuses as well probably aren't as smart as they're telling everyone they are. Claims of high IQs and speedy PhDs are just some of what these big-brained geniuses have to offer to strangers online.

Reddit users who find these self-proclaimed geniuses out in the wild, spreading their knowledge, like to collect these moments to share with /r/iamverysmart, which is a sort of sarcastic jab at the people online who like to flaunt their intelligence and remind everyone just how "smart" they are. Here are 21 somewhat cringeworthy comments and statements from totally very smart people.