Anyone Detest It When People Pick Apart Others with an Air of Superiority?

I think it's because it's WAY easier for most people to look at and point out other peoples issues than it is to look in the mirror and deal with their own.

You mean like what you are doing right now?

Yeah it is kind of irritating.

As I am fond of saying to certain people in my life, "My feelings are valid."

Everyone's problems are just as serious to them as anyone else's, because we all live within ourselves and have only our own feelings as reference. I try not to judge others (and it's human nature...we can't help it but to sometimes judge, but I try to keep that to myself if I feel I must do so.)

I know what you mean.
Most people are aware of their own issues.
For all of the calls for personal responsibility flung around, you'd think people would be busy enough fixing their OWN stuff.
You know, like remove the plank from your own eye first?
But to answer your specific question, I guess it would be hard to pick apart others with an air of inferiority! Don't see much of that.

I see you have met my in-laws! Say Hi for me. Tee Hee.

Yeah. When it happens out of retaliation isn't always the best, either.

It's human nature. Everyone does it in some shape or form because the only "ruler" used to measure the situation is the one based on individual circumstances and experiences.

It does not only go the way of good judging bad, but also the bad judging the good. If a person doesn't carry as much baggage as the rest of the world, they are judged by the ones carrying a lot of baggage as "perfect" and those who have no experience in a situation that is considered baggage, will judge those otherwise.

Just the nature of human.

Heather, are your inlaws related to my sister's in laws? Are many of them Alcoholics who think they are superior?
No, Kari, I just LOVE it when people think they are soo much smarter than anyone else!
sarcasm is great...

Yes, we have someone in our family who has all the (overly simplified) answers to everyone else's problems. It's pretty sad and it's affecting other people's relationships with that person. We've learned to make some hard boundaries in regard to what we tell this person, because otherwise anything remotely 'interesting' turns into judgmental gossip. **Nothing** is sacred and it's all posited with the attitude that this is deep conversation instead of just dancing on someone else's heartache. I'm not sure why this person developed this tendency to analyze the hell out of everyone else--kinda wish they would spend a bit of that time on themselves, y'know?

Here, here!!! I think it's the most insecure and unhappy people that pick others' very obvious weaknesses out. I pity people like that, honestly. If we all worried more about ourselves and less about everyone else, we'd be a happier, more mentally healthy society.

I do detest. Unless people ask for my opinion, I TRY to keep my judgements to myself...because I know I'm not perfect. EVERYONE has issues, some are just less apparent.

However, I would be lying if I said I never judged anyone else that I shouldn't have.

interesting. Good post

Yeah, the worst is when my mom gets all "Judgey McJudgerton" on me and my kids! I used to get all offended, but now I try to talk with her about things. I've learned that she just jumps to conclusions a lot and needs to be walked through things step by step by step by step. Annoying? Yes. Necessary? No, not really. But we understand each other better.

Except for when I'm just tired and don't want to deal with her!