Thursday, June 03, 2010

5 fundamental laws of stupidity


  1. Always and inevitably each of us underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. [ayeen's notes: never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.]
  2. The probability that a given person is stupid is independent of any other characteristic possessed by that person.[ayeen's notes: has MA? member of MENSA? it doesn't matter. stupidity is like a secret disease.]
  3. A person is stupid if they cause damage to another person or group of people without experiencing personal gain, or even worse causing damage to themselves in the process. [ayeen's notes: i know a lot who falls in this category]
  4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the harmful potential of stupid people; they constantly forget that at any time anywhere, and in any circumstance, dealing with or associating themselves with stupid individuals invariably constitutes a costly error.[ayeen's notes: yep, been there, done that and the outcome is NOT good]
  5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person there is. [ayeen: hell yeah!]

- from Cipolla's five fundamental laws of stupidity

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