You know, the last few years have really helped me see why so many people throughout history are scornful towards intellectuals. Or midwife trying to be ones.
Midwits you mean. People who over-estimate how smart they are.
The modern left's idea of intellectual debate seems to be to scream insults at anyone who dissents from their narrative.
EDIT: Also, the kind of people who pretend to be intellectuals on their side, seem most often to be the sort who treat every social interaction as a status-contest. Everything for them is self-promotion.