Friday, September 12, 2008

Stupidity - I wonder....

I wonder how stupid people make it through life. Seriously! Some people seem so clueless it baffles me how they can even make it through a single day, much less a whole lifetime.

Any thoughts?

8 comments:

Jeni said...

Ah, you seem to have met my son-in-law. In fairness to him though, I must confess my son also shows a lot of the same quirks and tendencies. Perhaps it is a male thing?

Polly Kahl said...

I have a feeling there's a doozy of an example behind this post...care to elaborate? :)

Doreen Orion said...

What's the expression, "ignorance is bliss?"

Polly Kahl said...

True, but denial is not a river in Egypt.

Robin said...

I've been meeting a large number of stupid people lately, and I've wondered the same thing myself. Then I wonder if other people think the same thing about me, you know, like Stephen Hawkings or something. Or Einstein. He would have definitely thought I was stupid.

Travis Erwin said...

Yeah, kinda of goes against Darwin's theory doesn't it?

Mary Witzl said...

I don't mind stupidity so much as I mind willful ignorance, but I'd guess that most stupid people get through life by steering clear of many of the things that might trap up smarter people. The ones who lack the cerebral wherewithal to manage even this avoidance strategy must suffer terribly.

Just reading your question made my cheeks blaze: I'm betting the people who gave me directions recently are wondering the exact same thing about me.

Chris Eldin said...

I'm not stupid, but I can play that role.

(based on a line from Russo's "Straight Man")