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> Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. I think it's very arrogant and pretentious to call other peopl
by yodsanklai 9y ago
> Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
I think it's very arrogant and pretentious to call other people 'stupid' and I try to refrain from doing it. We all know people who are much smarter than us, surely we must sound stupid to them. Besides, one can be stupid for one thing (say mathematics) and shine for something else (raising kids or playing the trumpet).
That being said, I can't help thinking a lot of people are stupid, especially when I read news or youtube comments. It's amazing how so many people can be dumb, mean, uneducated and bitter.
- ckastner 9y ago> We all know people who are much smarter than us, surely we must sound stupid to them [...] I believe you misunderstood the article, because the "stupid" it discusses isn't relative. Quite the contrary: the third (and golden) basic law states that A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.
- nanomoose 9y agoWhile that's very kind of you, I don't know how you've come to think that life is devoid of the unfortunate - some people are simply stupid.