Elitism is a mindset in my opinion. There's good and bad strains of it. Others here have pretty much taken the words from my own mouth including a tidbit on how it's all about the reasonings behind it.
If you're going to be a jerk to someone because they aren't on your level, then poo on you. That's a form of bad elitism.
If you try to help someone improve and they want/accept/appreciate your help and guidance then I see it as a form of good elitism.
I won't lie: I'm guilty of having some elitist tendencies of a negative kind, however my empathy and my want of people being happy and getting along tends to balance this out. Though sometimes I'll recline in my chair and grumble to my cat about how there is a difference between 'your' and 'you're' and people need to learn how to use it. Or something else that has me peeved.
If you're going to be a jerk to someone because they aren't on your level, then poo on you. That's a form of bad elitism.
If you try to help someone improve and they want/accept/appreciate your help and guidance then I see it as a form of good elitism.
I won't lie: I'm guilty of having some elitist tendencies of a negative kind, however my empathy and my want of people being happy and getting along tends to balance this out. Though sometimes I'll recline in my chair and grumble to my cat about how there is a difference between 'your' and 'you're' and people need to learn how to use it. Or something else that has me peeved.
