Why are you so arrogant that you feel most others aren't on your cognitive level? Most likely you're not actually as smart as you think you are.

They said that they either feel lesser or above. (Though this might point at a different problem; I'd hope one could enjoy the company, really enjoy it, of both sets of people.)

He said that can feel either lesser or above so there's nothing arrogant about that.

> Why are you so arrogant

Assuming they are, just for the sake of the discussion: what kind of answer do you expect to this question? You think someone who is arrogant has a theory of why they are so and are willing to share it? I would expect they are mostly blind to their own arrogance. Can be useful to point it out.

I guess it was just a rhetorical question. But it feels weird. Do you think it can possibly do anything else than create hostility?

Did you read until the end? I wrote I either feel lesser or above. It works both ways. Arrogance is lived experience, I met a lot of people in my lifetime.