what i mean is why do people do such obviously stupid things.
2006-09-14 02:45:11 · 14 answers · asked by nakita 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
i'm not being mean. i'm talking about you can explain simple tasks to people and they ignore you. i think just to get out of doing things. i'm not talking about developmentally disabled people because they are not stupid!
2006-09-14 02:47:13 · update #1
We are a nation (perhaps a world) with serious attention deficit disorder (ADD)
In an era of instant and effortless gratification, such as TV, Internet, Cell phones, etc, people are no longer able to concentrate on details if it requires individual effort. I find this is especially true in younger people.
In answer to your specific question, no, people are not inherently "stupid". The brain, like any piece of fine equipment, is capable of a great deal, when used correctly.
2006-09-14 02:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by Clarkie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People in general do not use the full potential of their brains. And when they do get the opportunity to open up a more clear picture of what they should and should not be seeing/doing/being they don't know how to take the first step.
Ignorance is bliss. This statement is true for many people. Sure start baby steps and move forward. People don't always know this and they don't have the ability to do it. By ability I mean they don't have the
"know-how/encouragement/gumption to do it.
The first step to change is knowing they have the problem or are doing the stupid s**t to begin with. Once they know THEN I would say YES THEY ARE STUPID or possibly ignorant when they keep on doing stupid things.
People should realize the stupid things they do. But think about it, the world the way it is today-fast paced, oblivious to what the needs of others are, narcissistic and full of greed and stress. It's hard to not do aimlessly stupid things under these circumstances by the mere Absentmindedness that society breeds today.
2006-09-14 03:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by xxxcariooo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Unknown
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Unknown, Hanlon's Razor
Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.
Frank Leahy
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.
Harlan Ellison (1934 - )
My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.
Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977)
Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)
There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.
Robertson Davies
This is page 1 of 5. Many minds greater than yours or mine have struggled with this!
2006-09-14 02:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by Neeta 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those people you call stupid, may not be so stupid dear. It's just the way people prioritise things.
Consider this. If I owe you $500, and I happen to be in financial problem, I would pretend to appear stupid by making illogical excuses that you won't understand.
The other way round, you owe me $500, I'll be INTELLIGENT enough to understand any problems that you may have.
Another reason is people can be sometimes, lazy in understanding things. This happened to me while dealing with customer care executives. Recently I called PayPal customer care, the lady was just behaving in such a foolish way. All I wanted was to get my cheque cancelled. Believe me, she never understood this simple situation. When I asked her her occupation. She said she's a mother of two kids, and they go to school. So obviously, she's intelligent enough to take care of them, but she couldn't handle a simple thing.
2006-09-14 02:57:37 · answer #4 · answered by quilm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to work at Quaker Oats Research & Development Labs outside Chicago and there were some of the smartest people you could ever meet working there, and they were so stupid. They were all highly educated, mostly Phd's, yet they had no common sense. So, it's my theory that you get one or the other, book smarts or street smarts. I'd take street smart any day.
2006-09-14 02:55:30 · answer #5 · answered by Crazymom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people have no brains to use. A prime example is the dumb, moronic idiot I was behind yesterday doing 60 in a 65 zone in the left lane and slowing down when I got behind her. Some people are just plain stupid all the time.
2006-09-14 02:50:23 · answer #6 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some people just don't bother to think and put the blame on themselves saying their stupid and such.
2006-09-14 02:53:32 · answer #7 · answered by Raven Hood® 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know - and I one of the ones doing obviously stupid things - go figure!@
2006-09-14 02:49:07 · answer #8 · answered by nswblue 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah sometimes we just dont think things through I think those two things can be the same not using you brain is stupid
2006-09-14 02:53:13 · answer #9 · answered by dreamgirl4myboy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm gonna go with stupid.
2006-09-14 02:53:51 · answer #10 · answered by It'sMe23 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋