Manipulators think they are smart but they are actually idiots who can't use honesty to get what they want. They think lying scheming manipulating playing games makes them clever makes them superior makes them master strategists. But really it just proves they're incapable of getting what they want through legitimate means through honest communication through being someone people actually want to give things to. If you have to manipulate to get something you're not smart you're just too incompetent to earn it honestly and that's pathetic not impressive.Smart people don't need manipulation. Smart people use honesty use integrity use genuine connection to get what they want. They build real relationships based on truth they earn trust through consistency they achieve goals through actual competence not through deceiving people into giving them things. Manipulators are taking shortcuts because they lack the intelligence the character the capability to do things the right way. They're not masterminds they're con artists with delusions of grandeur who've convinced themselves that cheating is the same as winning.And the irony is manipulation always catches up. You can fool people temporarily but you can't build anything lasting on lies you can't maintain relationships on deception you can't create real success through manipulation. Eventually people see through it eventually the lies unravel eventually the manipulation becomes obvious and you're left with nothing because everything you got was built on false pretenses. Meanwhile people who use honesty build real lives real relationships real achievements that last because they're founded on truth not tricks.Manipulators aren't smart they're lazy. They're taking the easy dishonest route because they're too incompetent too lacking in actual value too devoid of real skill to get what they want honestly. And they can convince themselves they're geniuses all they want but everyone who sees through them knows the truth which is they're just idiots who can't use honesty because honesty would require them to actually be worth something and they're not. That's not intelligence that's just sad manipulation by people too pathetic to succeed any other way.