hey there, one thing is I'm not sure how old you are - and that's ok, no need to tell. My experience with this isn't quite the same as yours I think, but I defintely remember when I was in elementary school thinking how stupid some of what the other kids were doing was. How stupid the jokes were, and looking forward to getting older for that. Same thing in high school - I was waiting for the stupidity to end, especially (no offense to anyone) for the boys because at that age in my area the boys think it's 'cool' to act a certain way which I consider dumb.

And here I am, 23, in college now. And I still see so much stupidity!

BUT. I have also met people who go deeper than what they seem. I've found that sometimes people hide themselves among others, some people dumb themselves down, and some people just... well... are that way. And there's no telling what they're like until you get to know them for a while, get them one-on-one, etc. So don't give up, and keep looking for the deeper side of people, sometimes it's there.

Also, where are you meeting new people right now? Again I don't know how old you are - in high school and younger, you really only meet people through school and that really narrows down who you're going to meet. In college you have a wider array of options in those respects... maybe you can find a club or some activity you enjoy in which you can meet people more like yourself?

Remember it takes time sometimes to brick through that clay block - for some people they have an outer clay block they put on infront of new people