Posted on 04/01/2021 11:45:52 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
Einstein said “there are only two things that are infinite, the universe and stupidity, and I’m not so sure about the universe”.
Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.
I have observed, however, that there is a contingent of people who appear to be stupid but are just naive. These are the ones the read the NYT and believe every word.
A great Schiller quote...And a great tagline.
“It’s just that the truly stupid, biased people are so noisy that there seem to be more of them than there actually are.”
Law 1: Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
A friend of the family was hand picked by Rickover for Nautilus and later command of Sargo. He had some interresting stories about him.
But they typically double down on actions.
Yep...I’m sure you have heard some interesting stuff. The KOG (Kindly Old Gentleman) was, like him or dislike him, one of a kind.
Imagine the damage he could have done had he been really focused, determined and hell bent to get results.
Fortunately he wasn’t. He was only interested in criticizing and belittling the country and the accomplishments of others.
Soros has found his perfect tools in the Biden/Harris administration
LOL - not me ;) I’m actually an expert on being stupid. One of the things I realized long ago is that the more a person becomes expert in one or 2 areas, the more they forget how to “not know”. They get frustrated dealing with areas where they have little or no knowledge and jump to conclusions without considering what they don’t know. This makes them appear stupid and even do stupid things.
I am acutely aware of what I don’t know in most areas and tend to do very thorough research when that area of knowledge or expertise encroaches on my otherwise placid life. Because of that I have a great deal of knowledge in many areas; not to the extent of “expert”, but enough to discuss them intelligently and ask good questions of experts when I encounter them. Then, people think I’m a ‘know-it-all’ but it’s actually the reverse. I’m just really good at “finding out”, i.e., an expert in knowing how to “not know”.
Average people are much more comfortable with not knowing and have no egotistical interest in projecting greater knowledge than they possess.
I strongly suspect that these universal laws were written by an expert in one or two areas who thinks that everyone who doesn’t know what he does must therefore be stupid. The person who sees stupidity everywhere is projecting.
LOL. You’re right about that.
Stupid squared. ;)
Good post, bump and mark.
I strongly suspect that these universal laws were written by an expert in one or two areas who thinks that everyone who doesn’t know what he does must therefore be stupid.
Here, the term is defined by actions and their results.
Where this concept and yours intersect is fairly well summed up in several chapters of “Vision of the Annointed,” by Thomas Sowell.
Thank you! I don’t have that book by T. Sowell yet. It’s now on my list.
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