The theory of stupidity

[Mij]

The point folks are making here, as well as other threads of yours, is you are very drive-by. You drop content, after content, after content, but typically wont put your two cents in on it. And if challenged, you often either dont respond, or are snarky about it. Or act like you are so smart that you cant be bothered to educate us because we wont understand it.(at least that is how you come off) Not cool.

I think what folks are asking, is that if you want to discuss something, discuss it. Dont just drop a video and walk away. Not speaking for anyone else, but that makes me feel like you are simply regurgitating talking points and agreeing with them, without truly understanding them enough to have a rational, educated discussion about the pros and cons. Because if you truly understood the topic, you'd engage in the thread(s) and discuss the details of the post and try to convince us (if necessary) why we should believe what you posted.

If you want to just sit there and share what you see and move onto the next meme, this aint the place. Stick to Facebook with that shallow behavior.

Dear C-Monk:

It (to me) seems that you have never had to read 200 resumes for an entry level job….. And please don’t misunderstand me you may have.…. But a fellow (or fillet) that does not seem to be able to form a cognizant thought or sentence with out the use of crayons deserves all of the ridicule he can absorb. And I am quite willing to join in the fun. Now if someone will please tell me how to ignore a single individual on this **** software I’ll take my pills and go to bed.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Dear C-Monk:

It (to me) seems that you have never had to read 200 resumes for an entry level job….. And please don’t misunderstand me you may have.…. But a fellow (or fillet) that does not seem to be able to form a cognizant thought or sentence with out the use of crayons deserves all of the ridicule he can absorb. And I am quite willing to join in the fun. Now if someone will please tell me how to ignore a single individual on this **** software I’ll take my pills and go to bed.

Easy.
Assuming you are on a PC, In the left hand column in one of his posts, click his name. In the popup that appears, click ignore. Done and done.

 

[Sigblitz]

Maybe if you watch it again more slowly?

It's audio, there's nothing to watch.

Did you actually watch it?

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[Sigblitz]

It's audio, there's nothing to watch.

Did you actually watch it?

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And,

BINGO

just a trolling thread for Bobzilla

 

[Cameramonkey]

It's audio, there's nothing to watch.

Did you actually watch it?

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Which further reinforces my post.

 

[Sigblitz]

I seen this many times. But at least there used to be content and owning what you say. I can respect that.

 

[KG1]

Wish I had the energy to scour the web and post countless menes.

 

[rob63]

Arguments about the op aside, which I think are warranted btw, I really like the definition of stupid as someone who does things that harm others without helping anyone, including themselves. It has a certain precision that I think is lacking in the dictionary definition and gives clarity to situations where seemingly intelligent people do things that end very poorly, something we see all the time.

 

[Magyars]

Wish I had the energy to scour the web and post countless menes.

Well, I'm sure if you try harder, you can do it!

 

[Mgderf]

I really like the definition of stupid as someone who does things that harm others without helping anyone, including themselves. It has a certain precision that I think is lacking in the dictionary definition and gives clarity to situations where seemingly intelligent people do things that end very poorly, something we see all the time.

"Everybody plays the fool, sometimes..."
There's a song in there somewhere.

 

[KG1]

"There's no exception to the rule"

 

[rob63]

I found a link to a translation of the original article:

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

web.archive.org

The author included this explanation of societies in decline:

"a) the stupid members of the society are allowed by the other members to become more active and take more actions"

It struck me when reading it that ballot harvesting can be defined as the bandit class taking action to increase the involvement of the stupid class in decision making.

 

[KLB]

Didn’t need a video to know that.

Personal observation leads me to believe that most people aren’t stupid, they’re ignorant of facts/reality and too comfortable in their entertainment induced slumber to even question what they’re told.

It'd be easier to just say they are stupid. Being willfully ignorant is being stupid.

 

[oze]

"There's no exception to the rule"

They'll never tell you so in school.

 

[jamil]

Didn’t need a video to know that.

Personal observation leads me to believe that most people aren’t stupid, they’re ignorant of facts/reality and too comfortable in their entertainment induced slumber to even question what they’re told.

Okay. Agreed. But. Let’s just say they’re stupid in a stupid-is-as-stupid-does kind of way. Present company excluded of course. It’s always “they” who is “stupid”.

 

[jamil]

Two observations about this thread.

1. @rob63 managed to dig a useful insight from this thread. So it’s not useless.

2. I’m pretty sure now, that TheTrooper is bobzilla’s shill account.

 

[bobzilla]

Two observations about this thread.

1. @rob63 managed to dig a useful insight from this thread. So it’s not useless.

2. I’m pretty sure now, that TheTrooper is bobzilla’s shill account.

That's it no cheeseburger for you.

 

[jamil]

what’d I say?

 

[bobzilla]

what’d I say?

First off I am happy you think I'm smart enough to make a shill account (I'm not). But to compare us is unfathomably cruel.

 

[jamil]

First off I am happy you think I'm smart enough to make a shill account (I'm not). But to compare us is unfathomably cruel.

Hear me out. If I were making a shill account I would pretend I don’t know how to do it. Also, I would post with the shill account, things I wouldn’t post with my real account, so as not to make people suspicious. Which is exactly what made me suspicious. See?