Why do smart people and nerds get picked on, bullied, and neglected?

I'm one of the smart people in middle school who always studies and is just picked on in school. They even pick on me because I'm Asian and they just pull their eyes at me and look down on me. But even though people know me, they still just annoy me and whenever me and my small group of friends meet someone new and we introduce ourselves, I'm always the one that no one remembers even though I introduce myself. I mean if it wasn't for smart people and nerds then there'd be no iPhone or all those electronics and gadgets that cool people brag about. At school even though I'm average at P. E. I'm always the person who gets picked on and teased and even my friends just tease me. I have so many bad memories of me getting picked on and neglected its just reminds me that I'm just crap. It's been so annoying always being the smart one who gets made fun of and I always get excluded. When ever there's like a group of people talking and I'm in it, they just ignore me and at lunch everyone takes my food and belittles me. And I always have to help others with homework and classwork and I"m always kind to others but I don't get the same back to me. But usually people say that if they had rough childhood and was smart and unpopular and stuff, they become successful later on after struggling through hardship. I just feel like I don't even deserve to exist.

Jealousy, and you may not see my answer for long because some idiot will report me again.

Well I never witnessed anyone picking on smart kids… Usually just asking them for answers. In HS I promise it'll get better especially if you're taking honors or AP classes because you'll be with other smart people.

You shouldn't say you don't deserve to exist. People always pick on others. I've picked been on by many people but that stopped. I think people pick on others and bully them cause they want to. People do things like that to feel better about themselves. You should be happy with yourself, don't feel down your better than them. Your in middle school so your peers are pathetic thinking they are better than you but remember to stay gold.

Try not to worry about it, and just do your best to get through it, because you will get the last laugh, when your in your upper 30's or mid 40's making a but load of money, while the jocks are working construction. Believe me, in the end, it pays off to be a smart nerd.