{"id":12930,"date":"2010-08-13T04:02:43","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T11:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=12930"},"modified":"2010-08-12T21:04:52","modified_gmt":"2010-08-13T04:04:52","slug":"the-basic-laws-of-stupidity-no-explanation-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/12930\/the-basic-laws-of-stupidity-no-explanation-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basic Laws of Stupidity – No Explanation Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg often talks about self determination and splendor.\u00a0 There is a raw courage that comes with saying that a bandit can put a gun in your face and demand what they want, but ultimately that bandit cannot take from you what you will not give him.<\/p>\n

But what about stupidity?<\/p>\n

Here’s an interesting read from an article published by Carlo Cipolla, and summarized briefly in this post.<\/p>\n

\n

THE BASIC LAWS OF HUMAN STUPIDITY<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Carlo M. Cipolla<\/em><\/p>\n

1. The first basic law of human stupidity
\n2. The second basic law
\n3. The third (and golden) basic law
\n4. Frequency distribution
\n5. The power of stupidity
\n6. The fourth basic law
\n7. The fifth basic law<\/p>\n

The first basic law of human stupidity<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first basic law of human stupidity asserts without ambiguity that:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The second basic law<\/h2>\n

The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The third (and golden) basic law<\/h2>\n

The Third Basic Law assumes, although it does not state it explicitly, that human beings fall into four basic categories: the helpless, the intelligent, the bandit and the stupid.<\/p>\n

A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The fourth basic law<\/h2>\n

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.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Fifth Basic Law states that<\/h2>\n

A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The corollary of the Law is that:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A stupid person is more dangerous than a bandit<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My premise? What I see as a pandemic is the unfettered law of stupidity threatening us in every arena of our lives. Professionally it’s NAR and financial reform<\/em>. Sociologically it’s the “let’s all get along” mantra. Politically it’s the apparent dismembering and misinterpretation of our Constitution. Financially it’s our socialistic tendencies. Personally it’s the lack of decorum and respect.<\/p>\n

Are there basic laws of stupidity? Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greg often talks about self determination and splendor.\u00a0 There is a raw courage that comes with saying that a bandit can put a gun in your face and demand what they want, but ultimately that bandit cannot take from you what you will not give him. But what about stupidity? 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