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"Dumb" is an insult to someone's intelligence, as if the problem is them. Ignorant is a bit closer. But that's not actually my point to be honest, my point is
by jchw 2y ago
"Dumb" is an insult to someone's intelligence, as if the problem is them. Ignorant is a bit closer.
But that's not actually my point to be honest, my point is that the problem is not the people who are getting screwed over. It's the people screwing them over.
- lazide 2y agoThe people screwing them over rely on a target rich environment. One could not exist without the other.
- jchw 2y agoUh huh. And what do you think causes a "target-rich environment" anyhow? Just people getting dumber for no reason?
- lazide 2y agoEveryone being pushed down Maslow’s hierarchy of needs due to macroeconomic and political forces, generally. Possibly by a population wide event like a pandemic too, of course. And/or religious influence.