Good to know.I am talking about this at the highest degrees of status/power/influence rather than across the entire social strata simply because those that are stupid and in possession of greater status/power/influence can cause untold damage to themselves and many others whilst remaining oblivious to the fact. — I like sushi
Im not taking the step Clarke is where he jumps to conclusions about your position or character. I would have told him to fuck off too. — DingoJones
Anyway, what about better education? Wouldn't that be the best way to stop people from being stupid? — DingoJones
I was actually trying to sneak in that what he is really talking about (underneath) is more or less about plain bad luck framed as Stupidity. — I like sushi
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. — Robert J. Hanlon (Hanlon's Razor)
Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by bad luck. — I like sushi - (insert your name) Razor
Give me your surname if you don't mind and you can have a rule of thumb named after you. You'll join the likes of William of Occam (Occam's razor), Christopher Hitchens (Hitchens' razor)n you already know Robert J. Hanlon (Hanlon's razor), etc. What say you? — TheMadFool
Don't forget T Clark's razor - When you are trying to decide which of two otherwise equal bottles of wine to purchase, buy the one with the twist-off cap. — T Clark
We can take a person's actions and assess them in terms of gain and loss and judge those actions but people don't usually act as a result of such calculations. — Judaka
Now you are jumping to conclusions. — T Clark
Everyone is stupid and yet enough of us are also smart enough to keep the species going. So far.The million dollar question is if stupidity is maladaptive, why are there more stupid people than smart people? — TheMadFool
Everyone is stupid and enough of us are also smart which keeps the species going. So far. — 180 Proof
It is nonsensical because one can occupy all categories at once. If someone makes his own and another’s situation worse with one act and better with the next, he is, accordingly, both stupid and intelligent. — NOS4A2
.The root word stupid, which can serve as an adjective or noun, comes from the Latin verb stupere, for being numb or astonished, and is related to stupor — Wikpedia
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