This article about the term "sapiosexual" cracks me up. [thedailybeast.com]
Usually people who claim to be intellectuals are full of shit anyway...when you place them under the real critical examination, they won't pass.
The dunning kruger effect in action. The more you know, the more likely you are to realize just how little you really understand.
Perhaps you have met the wrong intellectuals, or perhaps your "you are full of shit" attitude means there are intellectuals who don't think they can have a meaningful connection with you. I have multiple degrees; I don't know if that makes me an intellectual, but I definitely know that no one who has worked hard to achieve scholastically is deserving of anyone's disrespect.
@citronella do degrees represent intellectualism?