As I heard Dr. Bailey said these words in Grey’s Anatomy, it struck me as odd that we, as the “supposedly” highest form of living things in this place we call Earth are stupid. I thought it was funny… even more amusing because as I thought about it and serenely contemplated, the more I was convinced that we are indeed stupid.
We all seem to suffer from a chronic illness called “stupidity”. We learn a lot of things as we grow old and these things are supposed to guide us on life’s struggles but we always manage to look like dim-witted individuals.
First law of human stupidity according to carlo m. cipolla,
Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
a. People who we once judged rational and intelligent turn out to be unashamedly stupid
Need I explain more? This is like the best example right? Have we ever seen a very smart woman with a stupid guy? Well, we often see smart men with dumb women. So, it’s a matter of choosing. So I guess women choose better in this aspect. Let’s give the guys some respect in this aspect, if they think that big breasts are enough, who are we to judge? If the guys appreciate beauty more than they deem intelligence important, so be it. Let them be stupid in that aspect. Women swoon over handsome and hunky guys too, apparently, we just don’t think that being handsome is enough, though sometimes I really think looks are vital. I mean I don’t know if I can kiss a really ugly but smart guy. Attraction is important too, right? Yeah, I know. I’m shallow. I want to have it all, I want a smart and good looking guy, who doesn’t? Can you just imagine yourself waking up beside a smart but ugly guy? I’d like to imagine waking up beside a really handsome guy. =)
The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
In this aspect, Nature was said to have outdone herself. It doesn’t matter if you’re a girl or a boy, black or white. The frequency of having equal probability is high. You will find the same percentage of the stupid people in a large group or in a small group. It is quite a phenomenon.
It doesn’t matter where you studied, what major you took up, where you were raised or how you look. You always meet the same percentage of stupid people wherever you are (which will always surpass your expectations).
My favorite law :
Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals.
In particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
If you are not stupid, it will take time before you realize that you actually did a stupid thing. =)
Remember :
A stupid person is more dangerous than a bandit.
A bandit’s objective is to simply get wealth for himself while stupid people, it’s a completely different story, stupid people cause losses to other people with no gains on their part thus leaving society impoverished.
We all act stupid. We all have our episodes and sometimes it’s just funny to be stupid, but consistently acting stupid is totally not.
Seriously? Seriously!
When Bailey mentioned the stupidity of human race… It all goes back to the fact that we can all be “sometimes” stupid…
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
With excerpts from The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by carlo m. cipolla
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