Why are people so stupid?

[lowfatbaconboy]

savage b/c when u deal with large ammounts of people u see how idiotic most are

i worked at cinemark for a summer job last summer (BIG MISTAKE) not only were the majority of people there idiots but one of the managers literally almost seriously injured me and a friend and it could have possibly killed us if our head or body got caught under the falling heavy machinery (she didn't know how to put down the cherry picker thing properly and it tumbled over being 1000lbs hit my friends hand hurt that pretty bad and flipped me)

i now despise the general public

 

[J3anyus]

Because people prefer ignorance because it makes their lives easier, it eliminates thought, therefore life becomes easy and simple. It also causes stupidity, which they don't realize.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

<< Because 3 hours a day of TV doesn't do wonders for the gray matter.

Viper GTS >>

Three? Only three!?

/me ducks
/me covers my face
/me runs out of the room

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

aren't we all stupid though? In a sense, we can't really answer this question...

 

[Devestation]

<< Viper GTS >>



Why would you post pictures of your new tv? Don't most of us here know what a sony vega looks like? No offense but 27&quot; isn't that impressive. That's like me posting a pic of my 19&quot; monitor. I mean, who really cares? Now if it was a 65 inch hdtv or something, then i'd be impressed!

 

[Pretender]

<< aren't we all stupid though? In a sense, we can't really answer this question... >>

stupidity is relative, I'd say most (obviously not all) people here are pretty smart compared to the rest of the world.

 

[Pretender]

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<< May I ask what led you to this question. >>

I was thinking of ideas for an article for the next issue of the political newspaper at my school, and every topic I thought of I thought to myself: &quot;damn people are just stupid&quot;. I'm leaning towards writing about the stupidity of the majority of humans. >>

Who the fvck are you to go around talkin shiet about the majority of the people in this world? I wouldn't doubt that ur an a$$hole in person. >>

Whoa, calm down &quot;SavageDubz&quot;, I'm not 'talkin sheit' about anybody. I'm still allowed to think, aren't I? Just as you're allowed to think that I'm an a$$hole, or other people can think that a particular woman is cute, I can think that a large group of people that I know and/or deal with in real life can be stupid.

If you thought I was referring to people on the forums, I apologize for triggering any insecurity, and I can assure you that I wasn't talking about anyone here. So calm down

 

[woodly6]

Because Natural Selection doesnt work as well as we all hoped!

 

[rudder]

I just want your honest, unfiltered opinion, of why most people in the world are just damn idiots.

Well until we have robots that can work in fast food, pick crops, do menial labor or whatever, we have to intentionally keep our American educational system in the basement.

 

[CromNogger]

Stupid people are annoying, but they are part of our society.

Just kidding, like some said, it's all relative. What may seems stupid to one could seem smart to another. It's not surprising to find that most people at a tech site such as AnandTech would find that &quot;most people are stupid&quot;, as the average computer-indulging person tends to be of higher intelligence than the standard joe.

 

[rc5]

Everyone is stupid.

 

[bonkers325]

<< I just want your honest, unfiltered opinion, of why most people in the world are just damn idiots. >>



cause we could

 

[isildur]

we have to intentionally keep our American educational system in the basement.

LOL

I can't even think of an appropriate response to such an assinine claim!

 

[Spamela]

<< I just want your honest, unfiltered opinion, of why most people in the world are just damn idiots. >>



3 reasons: Television, schools, stupid ancestors (there's a genetic as well as an environmental influence).

 

[kami]

hmm..

&quot;A wise man knows that he knows nothing.&quot; - Forget who said it

 

[obiwaynekenobi]

because God forgot to add Chlorine to the Gene pool 200 years ago.

 

[Elledan]

There should always be 'less intelligent' people to do the dirtiest, worst-payed jobs in a society. I just wish they would keep such people away from the 'better' jobs.

 

[FriedToast]

My vote is for Natural Selection.

We mollycoddy the idiots and allow them to interbreed and as a result, we have even MORE idiots around us.

Sorry, Savage if that bothers you, but it's true. People are morons. I swear that most ppl turn their brains off at the door. I admit that I have my moments, but that's just it- moments. Some ppl are going full-tilt DUMB@$$ out the door and there's nothing you can say or do to get them to Think!

Let the babies touch the hot iron. Let the kids play on the railroad tracks. Let the bikers ride w/o helmets. Who are we trying to protect? Leave people a little responsibility. If they, and only they, are responsible for themselves, then maybe they'll start thinking. As long as we protect them, there's absolutely no reason for ppl to want anything other than a spoon-feeding from those of us that do choose to exercise our minds. If someone can't heed the warning of That's HOT, Don't Touch! or Don't Play on the Railroad Tracks! or Riding w/o a Helmet is Dangerous! then it should be THEIR problem if they get burnt, run over or turned into Road Rash Hamburger.

I, for one, am tired of it. I never intended to live as a babysitter to the world. If I wanted to be a babysitter, I'll find a lady and we'll start a new human ourselves. But my kid's going to think for himself. I'll guarantee that one.

 

[tkim]

asian people (asian parents) look at it this way (atleast the people i know) ....it all their parents fault!

if a friend of mine or someone is acting like a fool and/or has no manners, it's their parents fault for not teaching them better.

for me personally, when i see an adult with some f'd up traits, their kids have it too. when i see a kid with some f'd up attitude, usually the parents have the same attitude. my 2cents.

 

[linuxboy]

tkim,

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, eh

I've noticed that too. I've also notices that the bad characteristics are actually amplified in the progeny. You really should examine the majority of youth today; it is frightening to consider the bleak future.

 

[tkim]

you said it brother!

to tell you the truth, it's not all bad.

after my last trick of a girlfriend, i though all girls were b!tches and ho's. she was the meanest and most selfish individual that i have ever known...the funny thing is, all her friends think so too. i feel bad for her cause of it.

after her, i thought that i would never find a decent girl.

then came my current gf. she is the bomb!! she is everything that i have ever wanted and more!!!
she is a keeper and i am gunna marry her!

so all ATers, care for your kids (or your future kids) and the world will be good!

 

[Cyberian]

<< after my last trick of a girlfriend, i though all girls were b!tches and ho's >>



Now, there's an intelligent statement!

 

[TuffGirl]

Haha, this thread reminds me of a great quote...



<< Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. >>



That whole movie kills brain cells, I could feel it. But I love it nonetheless.

 

[Mikal]

It's all the fault of Tom Green, Adam Sandler and David Spade.

 

[SavageDubz]

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<< May I ask what led you to this question. >>

I was thinking of ideas for an article for the next issue of the political newspaper at my school, and every topic I thought of I thought to myself: &quot;damn people are just stupid&quot;. I'm leaning towards writing about the stupidity of the majority of humans. >>

Who the fvck are you to go around talkin shiet about the majority of the people in this world? I wouldn't doubt that ur an a$$hole in person. >>

Whoa, calm down &quot;SavageDubz&quot;, I'm not 'talkin sheit' about anybody. I'm still allowed to think, aren't I? Just as you're allowed to think that I'm an a$$hole, or other people can think that a particular woman is cute, I can think that a large group of people that I know and/or deal with in real life can be stupid.

If you thought I was referring to people on the forums, I apologize for triggering any insecurity, and I can assure you that I wasn't talking about anyone here. So calm down >>

It's goin too far when you say that the majority of the people in this world are stupid....hell, u might even be talkin about your own mother...ha...anywayz, i respect other people's opinions, but i just think u crossed the line. Also, I'm wondering why you would think the majority of people are stupid, yet everyone here on the forums is not? I don't understand that at all.