The terrifying Theory of Stupidity

[BunnyMcGee]

I just finished watching and listening to this, and thought I would share with DU, in case no one else posted, or I missed it. I had heard a little about this theory, but this has filled out the gaps in my understanding. Now I'll have to find the books to get a deeper understanding.

[Norrrm]

1. Why, it's almost like this might apply to today!

[BunnyMcGee]

3. Exactly!

I didn't connect what I heard of this before, and current events, until I saw this.

[markodochartaigh]

2. This just came up on my youtube feed as well.

I'm guessing a lot of people are searching "Are so many people really this stupid?"

[BunnyMcGee]

4. Head scratcher...

I wondered why this was on my feed tonight also.

[jfz9580m]

5. I kinda agree

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I viciously made this graphic to use as the background image for my computer out of sheer exasperation at how much harder focusing has become. A bit overly broad but my caricature of the world of the tech bro is not pulled from thin air:



The success of this type of person is a testament to the hold stupidity has over this society.

Ecstatic truth…I like that..

I had been having difficulty focusing due in part to heavy street traffic and found (spiteful) solace in that.

[jfz9580m]

6. Lol

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I was looking at this post. I had a breakdown years ago at work & since then have been haunted by the spectre of this guy….

My brain is unscrambling fast these days. I found the institution where I broke down a bit alarming because it struck me as the type of place that churns out many versions of this guy.

It was the type of hell where useful peer support gets shutdown. By the same token I imagine they (or far worse their local analogs) would be happy to stick one with something like a foul VR therapy kit with AI (made by a guy like this). It would jive with their straight-edge, cyber junk shilling and generally douchey ways.

“Don’t get high! Use this atrocious bunk. Free sleazy, pointless test thrown in!”

Well..ecstatic truth anyway..I like that concept.

Fortunately my mentor’s wife was a cool person-understated but cool. My brain catalogued her away as a female authority figure. My mentor was pretty intense and a decent man, but he wasn’t easy to read. She was more reassuring that way-more like my main postdoc mentor. Together they have the same effect my postdoc mentor had solo.

He was intense too-all scientists are. I am fond of him, but he is certainly not someone I contact without anything serious to say about work if I can help it. Which is how I like it. I find this post-social-media, oversharing crap hideous and pointless.

Anyway I was a bit distracted by my cartoon dude. He reminds me of some of the execrable shit I have seen.

I had a rough 13 years, but I am happy to be back to my old self.