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The Five Universal Laws of Human Stupidity
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Posted on 04/01/2021 11:45:52 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK

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1 posted on 04/01/2021 11:45:52 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
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Anytime you think something is idiot proof evolution produces the superior idiot.


2 posted on 04/01/2021 11:48:40 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (CENSORSHIP = VIOLENCE)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

6th universal law of stupidity:

6. Stupid people don’t know they are stupid. Pls see Dunning-Kruger Effect


3 posted on 04/01/2021 11:57:24 AM PDT by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
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Never attribute to malice, that which is explainable by stupidity.


4 posted on 04/01/2021 11:57:41 AM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

While this may be true, the problem is few people perceive themselves to be stupid. The biggest problem is the Left is incapable of seeing their own stupidity. Which makes a Leftist the most dangerous stupid person there is.


5 posted on 04/01/2021 11:59:27 AM PDT by tcox4575
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And, do not forget, there is no fixing stu pit.


6 posted on 04/01/2021 12:04:43 PM PDT by exnavy
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Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, a German general said there were four types of officers: “I distinguish four types. There are clever, hardworking, stupid, and lazy officers.

Usually two characteristics are combined. Some are clever and hardworking; their place is the General Staff.

The next ones are stupid and lazy; they make up 90 percent of every army and are suited to routine duties.

Anyone who is both clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the mental clarity and strength of nerve necessary for difficult decisions.

One must beware of anyone who is both stupid and hardworking; he must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will always only cause damage.[


7 posted on 04/01/2021 12:05:54 PM PDT by hanamizu
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8 posted on 04/01/2021 12:07:05 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: gspurlock

If you think the average American is stupid, half the population is more stupid than the average American


9 posted on 04/01/2021 12:07:39 PM PDT by slapshot (Coke wants me to act less white? Well I will buy less Coke- Get woke go broke-)
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To: hanamizu

Yep, seen it in practice.


10 posted on 04/01/2021 12:08:16 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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"A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person."

Arrogance amplifies the danger D exponentially, based on the following empirically-derived formula:

D = S0eA

where A is the level of arrogance and S0 is the theoretical level of stupidity in the absence of arrogance. In practice, A and S0 are always greater than zero. The level of arrogance A is partially correlated to stupidity, based on a more complex formula not included here.

11 posted on 04/01/2021 12:09:19 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

It is more complicated. Intelligence is not a one dimensional value. People can be stupid in some things, brilliant in others . This is why we fall for their stupidity. Just because Einstein was truly brilliant in Physics is no reason to believe he know anything about how society should function.


12 posted on 04/01/2021 12:16:59 PM PDT by Nateman (Keep Liberty Alive! Article V)
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Human stupidity is also a function of cerebral laziness. The avoidance of thinking, analyzing and learning.

Stupid people emote a lot. Its the fuel that drives them.


13 posted on 04/01/2021 12:18:15 PM PDT by Starboard
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Perfect example:

A few years back I was walking out of a CVS about four in the afternoon and there was a guy at a Redbox, dressed in a suite, jacket off, white shirt still crispy pressed, in front of an S Class Mercedes.

He asked for help, he could not figure out how the Redbox machine worked.

True story.

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14 posted on 04/01/2021 12:19:20 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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The biggest problem is the Left is incapable of seeing their own stupidity.

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The Left has made itself virtually immune to facts, logic and the lessons of history. There is no co-existing with people like that.


15 posted on 04/01/2021 12:19:45 PM PDT by Starboard
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Not a great one.

Many stupid people are also very angry and violent people.

Malice and stupidity are not mutually exclusive.


16 posted on 04/01/2021 12:21:30 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: exnavy

And, do not forget, there is no fixing stu pit.

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That explains why the GOP is incapable of ever being turned into a real party. The Stupid Party is stuck on stupid. It is perma-stupid and some elements of it are bandits.

We cannot look to them for anything.


17 posted on 04/01/2021 12:22:29 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: slapshot

I don’t think the average American is stupid, but I agree that stupid people exist in all areas of life. You can tell the average American is actually quite bright because they don’t think they know everything and respect hearing new information from different people.

It’s just that the truly stupid, biased people are so noisy that there seem to be more of them than there actually are.


18 posted on 04/01/2021 12:25:08 PM PDT by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
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To: READINABLUESTATE

Anytime you think something is idiot proof evolution produces the superior idiot.


In product design Engineering, we would say “You can’t make it idiot-proof. Only idiot-resistant.


19 posted on 04/01/2021 12:28:01 PM PDT by sonova (That's what I always say sometimes.)
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It is said that you can’t ‘fix’ stupid, you point out their anomaly.. Then they go crazy!


20 posted on 04/01/2021 12:28:01 PM PDT by Sparkie777
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