Here's Mark Twain's quote: "Never Argue With Stupid People. They Will Drag You Down To Their Level and Then Beat You With Experience. There is a big difference between "stupid" and "idiot". Mark is referring to "stupid people".
I’d say that you must converse with a “stupid” person (i wouldn’t use the word argument too) It’s important especially these days where it seems the divide is all over the place
@@ANDROLOMA I assume good judgment. There’s an old aphorism from Mark Twain,”To have good judgment you have to have experience,and most of that comes from bad judgment”It’s paraphrased but you get the gist.
Intelligence is mental capacity. Smarts and stupidity refer to what we do with that capacity. Smart people are uncertain and have questions. Stupid people begin and end with prearranged conclusions. Even when proven wrong, stupid people can still move the goalposts to convince themselves they were right all along.
A true statement describing the modern American left. Ronald Reagan said something like, “The trouble………. is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.”
@@hollymauk8008 I think Mark Twain had one something like that also, "It isn't what one doesn't know, it's what one knows is certain that just isn't so, that gets you in trouble." or something like that.
MARK TWAIN: A FOOL.WHO REALISES TO BE A FOOL IS INDEED A WISE MAN. learnt in 9th standard in my school syllabus and NOW I am 54. That was the quality of education.
It’s more than stupidity. It’s lies, hate, and fear as well as wanting to be part of the social group you identify with. It’s also laziness because it’s too much work to think for yourself.
Or a systemic structure that impedes thought, like keeping a populous in a constant fight for basic needs, such that we're consumed by it. A populous exhausted by living near the edge of losing everything, with that loss including the ability to feed, clothe, shelter, and maintain the health to do that, is going to look for things that relax the mind and ease the need for close scrutiny. Make a person think that access to resources for living is contingent on work, and the game of overpowering their reason becomes a lot easier. Add in shaming people who ask for help and having the ones a smidgen above needing help think they're winning the game, and you have a perfect recipe for a docile public with increasingly fewer people seeing the game... then you hit the education system, making it increasingly difficult to attain and add in fearmongering propaganda.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I understand your perspective on willful ignorance. It's interesting to note that human behavior and decision-making are often shaped by a variety of factors, some of which we may not even be aware of. I'd suggest you to watch my videos on experiments like the Milgram Shock Experiment (ruclips.net/video/6_YRBmQMznQ/видео.html) and the Bobo Doll Experiment (ruclips.net/video/i16_VD5NHns/видео.html) that shed light on how people can behave in unexpected ways due to social influence and learned behaviors. These experiments highlight the complexity of our minds and the intricate interplay between individual choices and external factors.
@robertbrotherton2541 But what do you mean by "seeking your own knowledge "? Finding someone to back up your own bias? Because THAT is what most people do. And they throw out anything that doesn't agree with their unsubstantiated ideas. And I'm talking about things like ANTI-VAXX and ANTI-MEDICINE And ANTI-SCIENCE. All of which are extremely STUPID!
The Germans were using Amphetamine pills to up production of manufacturing and experimenting with it on their Army solders. This over use of drugs, be them illegal or legal over the counter, will kill empathy and the ability to think straight.
@@te340 so called ‘modern education’ is nothing more than Marxist socialization indoctrination. These students emerge from university fully believing they are superior highly educated when, in fact, they are brainwashed useful idiots for leftists/marxists to easily and instantly control and manipulate on demand.
Most people are just sheep and they've been so since childhood because they wanted to fit in, so they followed what everyone else did. Fear and hope are just 2 of the ways you can control people and very effectively
I think some people did unspeakable acts to survive themselves... Remember though that some Hitler associates tried to assassinate him, but Hitler survived executing them afterwards... For others to live is necessary for some to die?
Bon Hoffer was an outspoken Lutheran pastor. During World War II, he was held captive by the Nazis, and imprisoned for most of the war. He took the time to try to understand how such an advanced culture as was present in Germany before the Nazi takeover, with famous scientists philosophers, and enlightened scholars and thinkers could have gone so far off the rails so easily and quickly. He couldn’t understand why the German people became mesmerized with a message that seemed so counterintuitive to everything the German people represented. He finally decided there was no explanation except and unwillingness to face the truth. Unfortunately, he was killed by the Nazis in 1945 before the West had a chance to rescue him. Sadly, our society is suffering from that same mindless uncurious, unquestioning stupidity just as the German people were in the 1930s and 40s.
All this sounds great, however, it labels our society as stupid but it does not explain why, just labels it. I would like to understand the "why" b4 accepting the label.... Am I being "stupid"?;Don't think so, Am I right or am I right?
@@el1tubito I don't need to understand all the workings of my car in order to know how to start it. Put the key into the ignition, turn it and away it goes. It might be of benefit to know but it's not an imperative. Am I right or am I right? I like the Yogi Berra quote that YYY-GUY just gave. "It's Ok if you're not smart enough to understand the truth, just don't be stupid enough to believe the lies." We're just not capable of knowing everything. We have to understand that and adjust so we will know when something is BS or not.
Also, Einstein said that he learned at a young age that the big toe always makes a hole in the sock. This is part of the same quote and indicates he was talking about politics.
Smart and stupid are too polarizing to be useful. What is smart, what is stupid, what is the truth? People will hardly agree on these except from their own perspective. Thinking critically and being able to entertain alternative viewpoints is a start in the right direction.
@@curtissharris8914 "Thinking critically and being able to entertain alternative viewpoints" That's what smart people do. Stupid people don't question the narrative. Smart isn't about what you know and stupid isn't about what you don't know. It's about thinking critically and being able to entertain alternative viewpoints. It's a behavioural trait. If you think over an issue in a critical manner and you still don't understand it....say so. Don't just fall for it because some alleged smart person said so. That would make you susceptible to lies and THAT would be stupid.
@@curtissharris8914 " I feel like you made my point." Of course you do. I was just elaborating on the point that you made. Adding detail, so to speak, except I don't find the use of those words polarising. Smart people use critical thinking. Stupid people don't. Smart people are filled with facts. They understand how to gather facts and use them and are flexible in how they think. If I use another word besides stupid, I'm still saying the same thing. I'm just trading in one negative word for another one.
History only repeats itself because the same entity who controlled the world in the past still controls it today. Overthrow the old gods and your history will change and not repeat.
Only in times of peace and plenty. that lets the dumb, slow and sick breed in safety. This produces liberals, greenies and other assorted riff-raff. In times of war, famine, upheaval, only the strong, smart and healthy survive. Unfortunately, we've had too many years of peace and rewards for the unfit to breed more of the same.
Without social media that “steady diet of junk and ignorance” was only one sided and considered “truth”… that in itself is terrifying. Now anyone who questions anything is labeled a “conspiracy theorist” and is cast out by the masses. The collapse of our faith, economy, education and justice systems in each of our respective countries in my opinion just proves that such “conspiracy theorists” are actually closer to the truth than anyone realizes. Remember “conspiracy theories” are only “conspiracies” until they are proven to be true … this then becomes the point to which nobody wants to look into the hole or talk about it anymore.
@@lv4077 Easy to say with hindsight. Some don’t get proper guidance and are able to access said junk and ignorance in their formative years. Your point is valid for everyone else though.
It's far too late for that. I bet everyone wouldn't even be able to agree on who's falling into this trap. "The Republicans definitely need to see this." "Are you KIDDING? YOU'RE the ones that are idiotic sheep, with your woke ideologies!" "Excuse me? You're trying to push your beliefs on to everyone else, while we just want to be left alone. How can you be so dumb?! You're literally turning the country into a fascist dictatorship!" And then an entire argument ensues.
It's not stupidly so much cowardice. Doing the right thing and self reflection are difficult tasks and often lead to uncomfortable realizations. It takes balls to go through with it.
@@sreenathatirunarayanapura9296Yes your right it's called huristics the short cuts that people take when they stuck into indecisive mode, due to paradox of choices it's a biological evolutionary thing in humans to be a part of a tribe or group since isolation makes you survive less in the wild, hence civilisation exist in the world, but we no longer face such a situation in today's day and age of technology and growth so why people still fall for it is a question of discussion ? As far as self reflection is concern we as humans are still very defensive about it. Why is that What do you think?
True. But also remember what Voltaire said: “It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.” Thinking for yourself is something you should always do, but a large part of that is knowing when to keep your opinions and beliefs to yourself. It's difficult to make a difference if you're in prison or the grave.
Had the title of the video been "ARE YOU A GENIUS" it would've had millions of views by now. Not too many people feel like checking if they're stupid I guess.
is it better to be stupid and know it or to think your a genius and not be one? is wisdom more constructive than intelligence? wisdom doesn't come from knowing your being lied to but knowing WHEN your being lied to. there's people who just believe everything they're told and those who believe everything their told is a lie. people seem to no longer be interested in differentiating between subtleties of fact and fiction or reality and fantasy. and the problem is THEY DON'T CARE! apathy, not intolerance, violence, hate or corruption, but apathy remains the biggest threat to humanity.
People are predictable: People they like get all the nice things People they hate get the bad things If they don't get checked they feel entitled to abuse others When pressed then people will think Those who refuse to listen to reason only understand pain. Absolute arrogance leads to war, one side keeps pressing In WW2 people weren't willing to talk until a lot of pain was dished out.
My 8 decades of life show I'm at my most stupid when I go on emotion rather than rational thought. And you can tell a stupid person. They tell you they are never wrong, ever
The society rewards us for being stupid. The stupid survive and get a couple of goodies while free- and critical thinkers can be isolated, imprisoned, or worse. I'm a critical thinker but i definitely see the value of being "stupid" in this world.
Yup, very true, wish I could like your comment a thousand times! I find that people constantly assume I must be as stupid as they are, and they then get angry when they see that this is not the case - and that's when the abuse starts! I have come to the conclusion that it's best to pretend to be stupid - but this is far more difficult than one thinks, lol! For example, people expect me to be unable to cope with everyday life (a comment I heard just yesterday: "you cannot be trusted with electrical equipment" - this from someone that has never met me). How can I then pretend to be what they expect me to be, to keep them happy and thus prevent them from getting aggressive and abusive, when I am too well spoken to be of that low intelligence level, dressed too well and have to mention (in context) that I work for a living? I have been arrested for asking critical questions, my career has been destroyed for the same reason and my reputation has been so ruined that nobody in my town even speaks to me. So yes, it's definitely safer to pretend to be stupid.
I've been let go from jobs for speaking up about accepted company practices of ignoring or violating lawful policies to have a safe work environment, both physically and mentally. People were afraid to go against harmful practices because they might be fired and get a bad reputation so would find it hard to be employed again. They eventually burned out or got unlawfully fired too. Yet I see this time and time again. When will people wise up and stand up against bullyism like this? They never win by allowing themselves to be ab*sed.
It could also be called lazy thinking. A lot of people are too lazy to form their own opinions, possibly because that would mean spending time informing them selves first. It's easier for them to just acquire the opinions of others.
I remember when I graduated high school in 1970. Many of my classmates actually stated, "I am through with learning, I am not going to study anything else for the rest of my life." Several of them are in the grave now from dumb mistakes such as trying to use an acetylene torch to cut open a propane tank to make a "free Barbeque grill". The rest are mostly chronically poor. Far too many wound up on drugs due to the changes in our society that led to no jobs for the unskilled.
@@WayneBain Oh, I remember suffering severe learning exhaustion after graduation and swore I'm never gonna sit down and learn anything again. It lasted maybe six weeks after my dad told me that only brain dead people give up learning new things. I like your story about the guy taking an acetylene torch to a propane tank.
Holy smokes, 5 minutes of dude dropping TRUTH and knowledge! Vids like this should come with a disclaimer "Watching this or listening to this may cause you to re-examine your belief system"🤣
Tragically, the conditions Bonhoeffer described in 1943 are still with us today. “Follow the leader” mentality has resulted in destruction of individuality on a larger scale than ever before.
In this day and age, with unfettered access to myriad diverse opinions and information, there is no reason whatsoever for someone to be stupid. However, many people are lazy and prefer others to think for them and tell them what to believe. I would contend the opposite for social media - it has given you access to information that people just a few decades did not have, as it was all controlled by networks and outlets.
@@bgrigg07 I think you must mean biden and the loony left, they are the ones poisoning peoples minds by promoting their climate change/ woke/ trans nonsense and intolerance of any other viewpoint.
I was an abandoned child out cast by everyone. It was tough to get used to but it happened fast. This allowed me to be on the outside looking in . I feel like I’m stupid but I stay away from everybody because they all want me to be like them. Except my dog.
When I was a kid I made up a rule that helped me survive. It went something like this, “I don’t take advice from other children, teenagers, or anyone who just got out of jail.”
Willful ignorance is not the same as stupidity, but it does cause intellectual blind spots. I've met several religious extremists who believed in nonsense but were otherwise quite intelligent, but any time logic or reason contradicted their faith they rejected it. Many , if not most, folks believe what they want to believe the facts be damned. I admit that I myself have fallen victim to this type of thinking in the past, and may even still be doing it now, despite trying very hard not to do so. I also admit to sometimes caving in to social pressure and pretending to believe just to get along. This is also why I see the mixing of faith and politics as a huge red flag.
Embracing critical thinking and being willing to be wrong, no matter how invested you may be, is the only way to avoid it. However, I see a society caught in a nasty cycle of preconceived notions kept strong by confirmation bias and echo chambers. It's gotten to the point where you just pick a side and let them tell you what to think.
While there is a lot of stupidity all around us, to blame everything on it is a kind of ignorance in itself, preventing further understanding of what actually happens. People become ignorant and easy to manipulate for various reasons. It's important to understand what those are.
People don't become ignorant, Einstein. Everyone is born ignorant, then graduates to delusion, then perhaps graduates to knowledge, and for a few on to Gnosis. Not breaking news, has been taught in India for about 5000 years. Sounds like you don't have an Internet connection. Google Vedanta ignorance.
One problem with curing the problem of stupidity is that, as invalid ideologies become more sophisticated, their adherents, especially the ones who truly understand said ideologies are hokum, will create pseudorationales that mimic reason. This provides these invalid ideologies with some inoculation to criticism for a while. The hope of those proffering the snake oil is that, by the time the public realizes the fraud, they will have seized enough power where the ideology can now be enforced through sheer force. Does it matter to these villains that what they are selling is ultimately destructive? No, as most of them figure they will be long dead once posterity decides to hold them accountable for their atrocities.
There's a difference in logic and reasoning. Logic has a formal structure and rules that need to be learned and skill in applying them need to be developed. "Pseudorationales" are what every day reasonings are made out of.
“Heinlein’s Razor” : “Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, but don’t rule out malice.” Both probably have their origins in Goethe’s "The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774)": “Misunderstandings and neglect create more confusion in this world than trickery and malice. At any rate, the last two are certainly much less frequent.” - which is much less punchy.
I'd argue that malice is stupidity. Both cause unethical outcomes, which is what defines stupidity in the first place (negative utility). From a more enlightened perspective, what some would describe as "malice" is in truth its opposite, when unethical individuals are opposed, even violently if needed. Thus being unethical is merely a subset of being wrong, whether violent or not, while violence used in the right context is ethical. "Malice" is far too commonly used to mean violence, which from a childish perspective is "evil" or something similar.
…I was the child of a survivor of Nazis occupation…as much as she saw and endured…left with lifetime PTSD…She was smart enough to teach me that the LESSON WAS: it’s NOT that the Germans were unique in getting caught in mob/cult evil, indeed the lesson was and still is that it can happen anywhere, anytime, to any group of humans!
I’ve noticed that each political party considers the other stupid. I’m an independent. Yes I do question myself and my source of information. I don’t willfully choose to forget what I don’t want to remember because it’s an inconvenient truth. I research information and I even research the sources I get the information from. But even then, there is no guarantee of avoiding misinformation or being misled.
The only way to try to get some idea of what's true is to get as close to the raw data as possible and do your own analysis. Any consensus report will be massaged to fit some narrative.
Fair enough. But having been born and raised on the left, and then walking away 20 years ago - I've observed that it's much more often on the left where you're not allowed to question things. (3:50)
@@novaimperator left right now. Neither party is perfect. I am saddened and very disappointed on where the right is going. They’re throwing their support behind a known con artist who incited an insurrection. I don’t care about his sex life that’s none of my business. But I do care about handling over the presidency to a man who constitutionally shouldn’t even be on the ballot.
Socrates said: "Know thyself" and "An unexamined life is a wasted life". A person can only discover who he/she really is away from external influences. I've discovered in my old age that being alone is the greatest gift that could ever be given me. Thank you for this. Yes, I subscribed.
Those of us with certain views will take both the premise and conclusion of this clip and use it to strengthen our position. Assuring ourselves that we have first taken due diligence against being duped.
The coolest thing I've ever heard of! It's like I have been observing his experiment my whole life! EVERYONE is so stooopid! This is a great video! Can't wait to learn more about his study!
Ego is the root. Ego drives you astray, and ego keeps you committed to madness when you already know what it is. The image of intelligence becomes more important than its practice.
At the Nuremberg war crimes trials a young Jewish US Army Captain who was a psychologist sent by the US military said at the end of the trail he observed that Evil is a lack of Empathy. A pretty good description.
Whoever controls the global mainstream media and the printed press also possesses unlimited powers of influence. Both Reuters and the Associated Press are owned by one family.
I totally forgot about Bonhoeffer - this was a great trip down theology lane. One problematic thing with trying to get stupid people to exert more critical thinking is that without the right steer, they can just as easily end up down conspiracy theory rabbit holes.
Imagine being so stupid you don't even understand the definitions of the words you're using... Conspiracy noun An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act. A group of conspirators. An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action. Theory noun A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice. "a fine musician who had never studied theory." A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics.
I don't buy that. I admit that it's based on my own experience, but I have never met a believer in conspiracy theories that was lured in by people telling them to be more critical. The whole idea about being skeptical is just an empty slogan they like to parrot. My experience is that people who fall for conspiracy theories, do that for emotional reasons. They feel special. They feel like they have finally seen the truth. They get blinded by that feeling of revelation and spend all their effort ignoring or rejecting everything that does not confirm their "truth". This is ironically what theologians have been doing for ages...
Sharing this video with those you'd deem need to hear its content, will simply be an exercise in futility.. They'd simply justify their beliefs and actions, and view you as some sort of threat.. They'll either step aside from the nonsense of their own accord and have a think about it of their own free will, but more than likely you'll NEVER change their mind.. For those that try, i wish you well & the best of luck..
I would gladly share this video with everyone around me who needs it... unfortunately, those who need it the most are the most likely to disregard or even make subtle threats if I even dare challenge their world (one I am unfortunately shackled to, in my current situation). Never forget; external liberation is a privilege, internal liberation is a responsibility, one shared by us all.
i'd a related moral defect is the willingness to remain willfully ignorant, esp when the underlying reason is specifically (even if subconsciously) to avoid having to face the truth in light of a conflicting world view. This willful ignorance is not just stupid but also dishonest.
I am glad I saw this video. It makes me feel better about my opinions and attitudes toward the human race. I am glad I am not the only one that feels this way. What scares me is, stupidity will, WILL be the cause of the eventual demise of the human race. You can fix ignorance but there is no cure for stupidity.
Maybe this partially explains the advent of 'pack mentality'. Like a motor cyclist, who, on his own, mostly obeys traffic laws and shows some consideration to other motorists, but as soon as he joins a pack of other motor cyclists, his mentality changes dramatically (becomes stupid), throws caution to the wind and behaves as if there are no road laws, and becomes an inconsiderate fool.
It takes a lot of work to explore alternatives. It hurts emotionally and psychologically to discover/admit one is wrong. There is also the incredible power of the herd. Just watch a football game where it seems the entire stadium goes berzerk either in joy or anger. It's incredible how swayed individuals are by the masses. This isn't so much stupidity as it is human nature to stay within one's comfort zone. I'm not defending this --it's a critical and crucial weakness of human beings and it is really, really difficult to change.
Ignorance means lack of understanding on a particular matter or subject while stupidity means not caring or apathy,despite proper understanding and continuing as if nothing matters!😒😵💫
The ruling class in the military tells their juniors to follow command instructions/orders without question. Ask questions after carrying out the instructions. That is why most battles are lost before the war is fought. Dictatorship taken to another level.
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'Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience' .....Mark Twain
Here's Mark Twain's quote: "Never Argue With Stupid People. They Will Drag You Down To Their Level and Then Beat You With Experience. There is a big difference between "stupid" and "idiot". Mark is referring to "stupid people".
I’d say that you must converse with a “stupid” person (i wouldn’t use the word argument too)
It’s important especially these days where it seems the divide is all over the place
Never argue with a SkyCunt god BelieverFCK. ……Mark Twain.
ok, will never argue with you :)
My saying is : Never argue with a liberal, the religious, the stupid, children and your dog. It will only upset them and frustrate you.
‘If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn’t thinking.’
- General George S. Patton
@@qasimmir7117 best comment besides mine 😂
This would explain the woke mind virus.
@@stephenkalatucka6213 really ? How ?
@@stephenkalatucka6213 The concept of a "Woke Mind Virus" is a perfect example of contagious stupidity. Thank you.
@@diego6849WELL,,,IF ,NO ONE'S,, THINKING,,, AND HEN,,,A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM,, EITHER,, ARE,,, STUPID/GULLABLE,,,OR,,, ACTUALLY,, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT,,,THERE,, STUPID!!!!!!!!
"It's hard to win an argument with a smart person. But it's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person."
Ironically, stupid people love this statement.
That's why I don't argue with my dog, children, liberals, greenies, democrats and progressives.
"There are none so blind as those who will not see" perhaps?
Q) What's the difference between stupidity and intelligence?
A) Intelligence has limits.
@timnray99 Define "common sense," please.
@@ANDROLOMA I assume good judgment.
There’s an old aphorism from Mark Twain,”To have good judgment you have to have experience,and most of that comes from bad judgment”It’s paraphrased but you get the gist.
Intelligence is mental capacity. Smarts and stupidity refer to what we do with that capacity. Smart people are uncertain and have questions. Stupid people begin and end with prearranged conclusions. Even when proven wrong, stupid people can still move the goalposts to convince themselves they were right all along.
A1) And knows them.
@@AmericanActionReport Yeah that reminds me of the old Einstein quote “ the difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits”.
Mark Twain, "It is easier to fool a man than to convince him that he has been fooled."
A true statement describing the modern American left. Ronald Reagan said something like, “The trouble………. is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.”
@@hollymauk8008 I think Mark Twain had one something like that also, "It isn't what one doesn't know, it's what one knows is certain that just isn't so, that gets you in trouble." or something like that.
MARK TWAIN: A FOOL.WHO REALISES TO BE A FOOL IS INDEED A WISE MAN. learnt in 9th standard in my school syllabus and NOW I am 54. That was the quality of education.
It’s more than stupidity. It’s lies, hate, and fear as well as wanting to be part of the social group you identify with. It’s also laziness because it’s too much work to think for yourself.
Too much work implies we have exceeded our capacity not laziness.
+1
Or a systemic structure that impedes thought, like keeping a populous in a constant fight for basic needs, such that we're consumed by it. A populous exhausted by living near the edge of losing everything, with that loss including the ability to feed, clothe, shelter, and maintain the health to do that, is going to look for things that relax the mind and ease the need for close scrutiny. Make a person think that access to resources for living is contingent on work, and the game of overpowering their reason becomes a lot easier. Add in shaming people who ask for help and having the ones a smidgen above needing help think they're winning the game, and you have a perfect recipe for a docile public with increasingly fewer people seeing the game... then you hit the education system, making it increasingly difficult to attain and add in fearmongering propaganda.
jealousy
Miltons 7 deadly sins
He calls it stupidity, I call it willful ignorance. It's complete acceptance of what's told to you without questioning or seeking your own knowledge.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I understand your perspective on willful ignorance. It's interesting to note that human behavior and decision-making are often shaped by a variety of factors, some of which we may not even be aware of.
I'd suggest you to watch my videos on experiments like the Milgram Shock Experiment (ruclips.net/video/6_YRBmQMznQ/видео.html) and the Bobo Doll Experiment (ruclips.net/video/i16_VD5NHns/видео.html) that shed light on how people can behave in unexpected ways due to social influence and learned behaviors. These experiments highlight the complexity of our minds and the intricate interplay between individual choices and external factors.
@robertbrotherton2541
But what do you mean by "seeking your own knowledge "?
Finding someone to back up your own bias?
Because THAT is what most people do.
And they throw out anything that doesn't agree with their unsubstantiated ideas.
And I'm talking about things like
ANTI-VAXX and
ANTI-MEDICINE
And
ANTI-SCIENCE.
All of which are extremely STUPID!
You don’t know, what you don’t know.
The Leftists are guilty of willful ignorance, much less so than the Nazis.
By definition your use of the word willful contradicts the claim you are attempting to make, making you appear stupid and ignorant.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. (Aristotle)
And that may explain why Critical Thinking and Logic is no longer taught in schools
Marcus Aruleus.
The Germans were using Amphetamine pills to up production of manufacturing and experimenting with it on their Army solders. This over use of drugs, be them illegal or legal over the counter, will kill empathy and the ability to think straight.
@@te340 so called ‘modern education’ is nothing more than Marxist socialization indoctrination. These students emerge from university fully believing they are superior highly educated when, in fact, they are brainwashed useful idiots for leftists/marxists to easily and instantly control and manipulate on demand.
@@te340 Doesn't fit the WEF narrative.
“People are like bananas, they generally go bad in a bunch.” - Somebody
I agree, becoming part of a group soon washes away any individuality.
It can be very dangerous to go against the crowd. Many people are followers out of fear of the consequences if they don't.
Its their tunnel vision and non independent mind.
Cult!
Most people are just sheep and they've been so since childhood because they wanted to fit in, so they followed what everyone else did.
Fear and hope are just 2 of the ways you can control people and very effectively
I think some people did unspeakable acts to survive themselves...
Remember though that some Hitler associates tried to assassinate him, but Hitler survived executing them afterwards...
For others to live is necessary for some to die?
You’ve summed up religion in a few words
Bon Hoffer was an outspoken Lutheran pastor. During World War II, he was held captive by the Nazis, and imprisoned for most of the war. He took the time to try to understand how such an advanced culture as was present in Germany before the Nazi takeover, with famous scientists philosophers, and enlightened scholars and thinkers could have gone so far off the rails so easily and quickly. He couldn’t understand why the German people became mesmerized with a message that seemed so counterintuitive to everything the German people represented.
He finally decided there was no explanation except and unwillingness to face the truth. Unfortunately, he was killed by the Nazis in 1945 before the West had a chance to rescue him.
Sadly, our society is suffering from that same mindless uncurious, unquestioning stupidity just as the German people were in the 1930s and 40s.
Fear is behind all evil.
All this sounds great, however, it labels our society as stupid but it does not explain why, just labels it. I would like to understand the "why" b4 accepting the label.... Am I being "stupid"?;Don't think so, Am I right or am I right?
Any society that mindlessly follows government orthodoxy is obviously stupid.
@@el1tubito
I don't need to understand all the workings of my car in order to know how to start it. Put the key into the ignition, turn it and away it goes. It might be of benefit to know but it's not an imperative. Am I right or am I right?
I like the Yogi Berra quote that YYY-GUY just gave. "It's Ok if you're not smart enough to understand the truth, just don't be stupid enough to believe the lies."
We're just not capable of knowing everything. We have to understand that and adjust so we will know when something is BS or not.
@@el1tubito#whygroupthink
"Two things that are infinit the universe and human stupidity and I am not certain about the universe" - Albert Einstein
Uncle Albert had neat ideas!
Also, Einstein said that he learned at a young age that the big toe always makes a hole in the sock. This is part of the same quote and indicates he was talking about politics.
It's Ok if you're not smart enough to understand the truth, just don't be stupid enough to believe the lies.
- Yogi Berra
I like it and just used that quote in a later comment.
Smart and stupid are too polarizing to be useful. What is smart, what is stupid, what is the truth? People will hardly agree on these except from their own perspective. Thinking critically and being able to entertain alternative viewpoints is a start in the right direction.
@@curtissharris8914
"Thinking critically and being able to entertain alternative viewpoints"
That's what smart people do. Stupid people don't question the narrative. Smart isn't about what you know and stupid isn't about what you don't know. It's about thinking critically and being able to entertain alternative viewpoints. It's a behavioural trait. If you think over an issue in a critical manner and you still don't understand it....say so. Don't just fall for it because some alleged smart person said so. That would make you susceptible to lies and THAT would be stupid.
@@JackHaveman52 I feel like you made my point.
@@curtissharris8914
" I feel like you made my point." Of course you do. I was just elaborating on the point that you made. Adding detail, so to speak, except I don't find the use of those words polarising. Smart people use critical thinking. Stupid people don't. Smart people are filled with facts. They understand how to gather facts and use them and are flexible in how they think. If I use another word besides stupid, I'm still saying the same thing. I'm just trading in one negative word for another one.
Idiocracy has arrived .history goes in circles and here we are again.
I always say that it was supposed to be a comedy not a documentary 😂
Extremely underrated movie
History only repeats itself because the same entity who controlled the world in the past still controls it today. Overthrow the old gods and your history will change and not repeat.
Only in times of peace and plenty. that lets the dumb, slow and sick breed in safety. This produces liberals, greenies and other assorted riff-raff.
In times of war, famine, upheaval, only the strong, smart and healthy survive.
Unfortunately, we've had too many years of peace and rewards for the unfit to breed more of the same.
It doesn't help that social media continuously provides a steady diet of junk and ignorance.
Without social media that “steady diet of junk and ignorance” was only one sided and considered “truth”… that in itself is terrifying.
Now anyone who questions anything is labeled a “conspiracy theorist” and is cast out by the masses.
The collapse of our faith, economy, education and justice systems in each of our respective countries in my opinion just proves that such “conspiracy theorists” are actually closer to the truth than anyone realizes.
Remember “conspiracy theories” are only “conspiracies” until they are proven to be true … this then becomes the point to which nobody wants to look into the hole or talk about it anymore.
Government schools are even worse.
It’s your responsibility to be vigilant and intelligent enough to learn the truth and act on it
@@lv4077 Easy to say with hindsight. Some don’t get proper guidance and are able to access said junk and ignorance in their formative years. Your point is valid for everyone else though.
@@NoneofUrbusiness-p9w Well you know what they say about good judgment ,it comes from experience and most of that comes from bad judgement.
But... the people that need this video would be offended if it was shared to them
Truth hurts
We all need to see this video. Stupidity sneaks up on you. It can be subject specific too. Stay humble and critically thinking.
LOL....that is exactly what immediately came to my mind, as well.
@@happyfreeky I would post it anyway. Those who get offended, obviously know the truth when they see it
Would they really? OR, might they insist this video was proving them right?
Everybody in the US should view this video, goodness knows it is needed and has been needed for a long time.
I fear it is far too late for that
They wouldn't recognize themselves in this video through the filter of narcissism.
This is essentially the arguement that leads people to accepting bad flat earth arguements so I am skeptical it will work.
It's far too late for that.
I bet everyone wouldn't even be able to agree on who's falling into this trap.
"The Republicans definitely need to see this."
"Are you KIDDING? YOU'RE the ones that are idiotic sheep, with your woke ideologies!"
"Excuse me? You're trying to push your beliefs on to everyone else, while we just want to be left alone. How can you be so dumb?! You're literally turning the country into a fascist dictatorship!"
And then an entire argument ensues.
It's far too late for that.
I bet everyone wouldn't even be able to agree on who's falling into this trap.
It's not stupidly so much cowardice. Doing the right thing and self reflection are difficult tasks and often lead to uncomfortable realizations. It takes balls to go through with it.
Yes
All want short cut to survive
@@sreenathatirunarayanapura9296Yes your right it's called huristics the short cuts that people take when they stuck into indecisive mode, due to paradox of choices it's a biological evolutionary thing in humans to be a part of a tribe or group since isolation makes you survive less in the wild, hence civilisation exist in the world, but we no longer face such a situation in today's day and age of technology and growth so why people still fall for it is a question of discussion ? As far as self reflection is concern we as humans are still very defensive about it. Why is that What do you think?
True. But also remember what Voltaire said: “It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.” Thinking for yourself is something you should always do, but a large part of that is knowing when to keep your opinions and beliefs to yourself. It's difficult to make a difference if you're in prison or the grave.
Had the title of the video been "ARE YOU A GENIUS" it would've had millions of views by now.
Not too many people feel like checking if they're stupid I guess.
Which is kind of the point. The unwillingness to even consider being wrong or stupid, tends to make one stupid.
is it better to be stupid and know it or to think your a genius and not be one? is wisdom more constructive than intelligence? wisdom doesn't come from knowing your being lied to but knowing WHEN your being lied to. there's people who just believe everything they're told and those who believe everything their told is a lie. people seem to no longer be interested in differentiating between subtleties of fact and fiction or reality and fantasy. and the problem is THEY DON'T CARE! apathy, not intolerance, violence, hate or corruption, but apathy remains the biggest threat to humanity.
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People are predictable:
People they like get all the nice things
People they hate get the bad things
If they don't get checked they feel entitled to abuse others
When pressed then people will think
Those who refuse to listen to reason only understand pain.
Absolute arrogance leads to war, one side keeps pressing
In WW2 people weren't willing to talk until a lot of pain was dished out.
😂😅😊 ❤ awesome observation....
My 8 decades of life show I'm at my most stupid when I go on emotion rather than rational thought. And you can tell a stupid person. They tell you they are never wrong, ever
I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken...
My mother told me long ago that to find the IQ of a group, one takes the highest IQ in the group and divide it by the number of people in the group.
That's not good, but it explains a lot.
yo mama was pretty dumb
That's a scary formula lmao 😂
Was your Mom that insightful about other things as well ?!?
Close…You forgot to times that answer, by pi.
The society rewards us for being stupid. The stupid survive and get a couple of goodies while free- and critical thinkers can be isolated, imprisoned, or worse. I'm a critical thinker but i definitely see the value of being "stupid" in this world.
Yup, very true, wish I could like your comment a thousand times!
I find that people constantly assume I must be as stupid as they are, and they then get angry when they see that this is not the case - and that's when the abuse starts! I have come to the conclusion that it's best to pretend to be stupid - but this is far more difficult than one thinks, lol!
For example, people expect me to be unable to cope with everyday life (a comment I heard just yesterday: "you cannot be trusted with electrical equipment" - this from someone that has never met me). How can I then pretend to be what they expect me to be, to keep them happy and thus prevent them from getting aggressive and abusive, when I am too well spoken to be of that low intelligence level, dressed too well and have to mention (in context) that I work for a living?
I have been arrested for asking critical questions, my career has been destroyed for the same reason and my reputation has been so ruined that nobody in my town even speaks to me. So yes, it's definitely safer to pretend to be stupid.
The gov. wants cattle, not decent humans who can think for themselves.
I've been let go from jobs for speaking up about accepted company practices of ignoring or violating lawful policies to have a safe work environment, both physically and mentally. People were afraid to go against harmful practices because they might be fired and get a bad reputation so would find it hard to be employed again. They eventually burned out or got unlawfully fired too. Yet I see this time and time again. When will people wise up and stand up against bullyism like this? They never win by allowing themselves to be ab*sed.
I'd rather be a whole ass than a half ass anyday !
Idiocracy!
We are all born ignorant. But it takes a lot of effort to get through life being stupid. (Mark Twain, approximately).
Coming from a freemason dog. Okay sure.
Ignorant and stupidity are different. Ignorant people can learn, stupid people will never.
Genetics says that over 50% of the world is born stupid and can never learn. And that 50% is rising.
The ignorant can learn.
So... You've met my in-laws?;
He knew the underbelly of human nature, all right.
It could also be called lazy thinking. A lot of people are too lazy to form their own opinions, possibly because that would mean spending time informing them selves first. It's easier for them to just acquire the opinions of others.
No, they are stupid and they are dangerous.
It is easier being a sheeple
100%
I remember when I graduated high school in 1970. Many of my classmates actually stated, "I am through with learning, I am not going to study anything else for the rest of my life." Several of them are in the grave now from dumb mistakes such as trying to use an acetylene torch to cut open a propane tank to make a "free Barbeque grill". The rest are mostly chronically poor. Far too many wound up on drugs due to the changes in our society that led to no jobs for the unskilled.
@@WayneBain Oh, I remember suffering severe learning exhaustion after graduation and swore I'm never gonna sit down and learn anything again. It lasted maybe six weeks after my dad told me that only brain dead people give up learning new things.
I like your story about the guy taking an acetylene torch to a propane tank.
Pop (a WWII vet) said it best:
"You can't fix stupid."
Holy smokes, 5 minutes of dude dropping TRUTH and knowledge! Vids like this should come with a disclaimer "Watching this or listening to this may cause you to re-examine your belief system"🤣
Not really. Most people don't think they are part of the stupid.
@@davidmitchell6873 Right! The stupid have the strongest beliefs and the biggest mouths.
Tragically, the conditions Bonhoeffer described in 1943 are still with us today. “Follow the leader” mentality has resulted in destruction of individuality on a larger scale than ever before.
"Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
Dope
Voltaire,probably at least it sounds like him anyway
@@lv4077 Indeed, it is.
@@wdtaut5650 well it was actually between Voltaire and Yogi Berra, but I went with Voltaire
@@lv4077 Now, that's funny right there.
Emotions subbing for intellect. Emotion is what makes One care about a cause or subject. But intellect is what allows One to be effective.
Imagine what Bonhoeffer would think about the current state of stupidity, created by social media!!
Social media does not create anything. People create stupidity using all facets of media to fear monger and lie.
Created by Jews.
I would imagine he would say very much the same thing. If only Trump supporter would open their minds as much as they open their mouths.
In this day and age, with unfettered access to myriad diverse opinions and information, there is no reason whatsoever for someone to be stupid. However, many people are lazy and prefer others to think for them and tell them what to believe. I would contend the opposite for social media - it has given you access to information that people just a few decades did not have, as it was all controlled by networks and outlets.
@@bgrigg07 I think you must mean biden and the loony left, they are the ones poisoning peoples minds by promoting their climate change/ woke/ trans nonsense and intolerance of any other viewpoint.
Great video. You've just described the collective West in early 2024.
Not just the West
Probably the collective everywhere...
@@thebaryonacousticoscillati5679 Agreed. Technology is coming to the entire world, shaking it to its foundations.
No, he described you.
@@jasperchance3382 😂
Fabulous and true.
people are passing through this in many countries currently.
The first rule of finding stupidity: Look in the mirror and have the courage to always and honestly reconsider everything you see.
100%
I was an abandoned child out cast by everyone. It was tough to get used to but it happened fast. This allowed me to be on the outside looking in . I feel like I’m stupid but I stay away from everybody because they all want me to be like them. Except my dog.
Sounds like me! But not afraid to hold different opinions. Think for oneself and love dogs. ❤
Yup, same here. Abandoned and neglected as a child, so had to grow up fast. It taught me to think for myself.
I love cats but dogs are lovely too!
Your dog wants you to be like him. You should try to be more like him. Some of the best persons are not people.
Your dog wants you to be like him. You should try to be more like him. Some of the best persons are not people.
Your dog wants you to be like him. You should try to be more like him. Some of the best persons are not people.
When I was a kid I made up a rule that helped me survive. It went something like this, “I don’t take advice from other children, teenagers, or anyone who just got out of jail.”
This means you would not have listened to Jesus, or his apostles Paul, Peter, or James.
@@garywhitt98it's difficult to listen to imaginary people
@@zodarian6705 Really? You seem to have mastered it. You seem to imagine there are learned people who deny their existence today.
@@garywhitt98 Did you miss the part that showed that religion is one of the groups boosting the stupidity.
@@garywhitt98Prove their existence.
It's exactly why I prefer to be around animals instead of humans.
Me, too. :)
Same here!
Don’t give up on Humanity!
This is a big one. I have had this thought myself.
So, you prefer running after a dog and pick up their sahit. Good for you
Willful ignorance is not the same as stupidity, but it does cause intellectual blind spots. I've met several religious extremists who believed in nonsense but were otherwise quite intelligent, but any time logic or reason contradicted their faith they rejected it. Many , if not most, folks believe what they want to believe the facts be damned. I admit that I myself have fallen victim to this type of thinking in the past, and may even still be doing it now, despite trying very hard not to do so. I also admit to sometimes caving in to social pressure and pretending to believe just to get along. This is also why I see the mixing of faith and politics as a huge red flag.
Talking about my dad.
Embracing critical thinking and being willing to be wrong, no matter how invested you may be, is the only way to avoid it. However, I see a society caught in a nasty cycle of preconceived notions kept strong by confirmation bias and echo chambers. It's gotten to the point where you just pick a side and let them tell you what to think.
Absolutely correct.
Best comment I’ve read all month. Cheers!
Plus curiosity and humility have been shown to increase learning.
“Herd mentality”
This explains what's going on in the American political system today.
@@warren52nz you've said nothing
Never follow the masses use your own thinking and follow the path of light
The path of RIGHT.
" ... the unexamined life is not worth living. " ... More relevant than ever.
Evil and malice are forms of, or spring from stupidity.
Yes that's true! I find that evil/malice and stupidity to the point of insanity inevitably go together.
Stupidity is the manure that Evil and Malice thrive in.
Correct
While there is a lot of stupidity all around us, to blame everything on it is a kind of ignorance in itself, preventing further understanding of what actually happens. People become ignorant and easy to manipulate for various reasons. It's important to understand what those are.
People don't become ignorant, Einstein. Everyone is born ignorant, then graduates to delusion, then perhaps graduates to knowledge, and for a few on to Gnosis.
Not breaking news, has been taught in India for about 5000 years. Sounds like you don't have an Internet connection. Google Vedanta ignorance.
The two most common things in the entire universe are Hydrogen and Stupidity.
My dad always said if EVERYONE is doing it, or thinking it, examine it closely.
One problem with curing the problem of stupidity is that, as invalid ideologies become more sophisticated, their adherents, especially the ones who truly understand said ideologies are hokum, will create pseudorationales that mimic reason. This provides these invalid ideologies with some inoculation to criticism for a while. The hope of those proffering the snake oil is that, by the time the public realizes the fraud, they will have seized enough power where the ideology can now be enforced through sheer force. Does it matter to these villains that what they are selling is ultimately destructive? No, as most of them figure they will be long dead once posterity decides to hold them accountable for their atrocities.
There's a difference in logic and reasoning. Logic has a formal structure and rules that need to be learned and skill in applying them need to be developed. "Pseudorationales" are what every day reasonings are made out of.
This is the BEST, most accurate video I can recall seeing, EVER.
Blindly following any ideologies that harms fellow human makes one stupid.
That is how SkyCunt god spreads the word. Are you a BelieverFCK?
Yes like mutilating children and calling it healthcare. That kind of ideology?
i shared this to my tiktok and hashed you, this is a gem that needs to be shared EVERYWHERE!!! Nice job!!!
It takes courage to lead and fear to follow.
Descartes had the best explanation for stupidity: it’s when the will to act is greater than understanding.
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Hanlon's razor
“Heinlein’s Razor” : “Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, but don’t rule out malice.” Both probably have their origins in Goethe’s "The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774)": “Misunderstandings and neglect create more confusion in this world than trickery and malice. At any rate, the last two are certainly much less frequent.” - which is much less punchy.
I'd argue that malice is stupidity. Both cause unethical outcomes, which is what defines stupidity in the first place (negative utility). From a more enlightened perspective, what some would describe as "malice" is in truth its opposite, when unethical individuals are opposed, even violently if needed. Thus being unethical is merely a subset of being wrong, whether violent or not, while violence used in the right context is ethical. "Malice" is far too commonly used to mean violence, which from a childish perspective is "evil" or something similar.
"Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by malice/evil." Hanlon's (Heinlein's) axe
"The truth shall set you free." Words both profound - and dangerous to those that do evil.
Witness that stupidity Crystal Clear a few years back !
…I was the child of a survivor of Nazis occupation…as much as she saw and endured…left with lifetime PTSD…She was smart enough to teach me that the LESSON WAS: it’s NOT that the Germans were unique in getting caught in mob/cult evil, indeed the lesson was and still is that it can happen anywhere, anytime, to any group of humans!
I’ve noticed that each political party considers the other stupid.
I’m an independent. Yes I do question myself and my source of information.
I don’t willfully choose to forget what I don’t want to remember because it’s an inconvenient truth.
I research information and I even research the sources I get the information from.
But even then, there is no guarantee of avoiding misinformation or being misled.
What side do you lean to being a independent
The only way to try to get some idea of what's true is to get as close to the raw data as possible and do your own analysis. Any consensus report will be massaged to fit some narrative.
Fair enough. But having been born and raised on the left, and then walking away 20 years ago - I've observed that it's much more often on the left where you're not allowed to question things. (3:50)
@@novaimperator left right now. Neither party is perfect. I am saddened and very disappointed on where the right is going. They’re throwing their support behind a known con artist who incited an insurrection. I don’t care about his sex life that’s none of my business. But I do care about handling over the presidency to a man who constitutionally shouldn’t even be on the ballot.
Socrates said: "Know thyself" and "An unexamined life is a wasted life". A person can only discover who he/she really is away from external influences. I've discovered in my old age that being alone is the greatest gift that could ever be given me.
Thank you for this. Yes, I subscribed.
Those of us with certain views will take both the premise and conclusion of this clip and use it to strengthen our position. Assuring ourselves that we have first taken due diligence against being duped.
The coolest thing I've ever heard of! It's like I have been observing his experiment my whole life! EVERYONE is so stooopid!
This is a great video! Can't wait to learn more about his study!
We're all morons but everybody thinks that they're smart. Collectively....we're still morons.
Mencken made the case when speaking of democracy... He said, "Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance."
Ego is the root. Ego drives you astray, and ego keeps you committed to madness when you already know what it is. The image of intelligence becomes more important than its practice.
Yes! You nailed it. That explains all the intelligent, stupid people. 😂 Thank you.
Collective stupidity reminds me of an old saying from the former Soviet Union: " We pretend to work and they pretend to pay us". There
At the Nuremberg war crimes trials a young Jewish US Army Captain who was a psychologist sent by the US military said at the end of the trail he observed that Evil is a lack of Empathy. A pretty good description.
Whoever controls the global mainstream media and the printed press also possesses unlimited powers of influence.
Both Reuters and the Associated Press are owned by one family.
AP is a cooperative association, Reuters is owned by the Thompson family. I'm not sure which family you mean.
Done from childhood, so difficult for some people to have independent thinking! What a world we live in.
Children are not born stupid or racist. They become that over time.
‘My lack of engagement will absolve me of any culpability, directly or indirectly’
I totally forgot about Bonhoeffer - this was a great trip down theology lane. One problematic thing with trying to get stupid people to exert more critical thinking is that without the right steer, they can just as easily end up down conspiracy theory rabbit holes.
Imagine being so stupid you don't even understand the definitions of the words you're using...
Conspiracy
noun
An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
A group of conspirators.
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
Theory
noun
A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice.
"a fine musician who had never studied theory."
A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics.
I don't buy that. I admit that it's based on my own experience, but I have never met a believer in conspiracy theories that was lured in by people telling them to be more critical. The whole idea about being skeptical is just an empty slogan they like to parrot. My experience is that people who fall for conspiracy theories, do that for emotional reasons. They feel special. They feel like they have finally seen the truth. They get blinded by that feeling of revelation and spend all their effort ignoring or rejecting everything that does not confirm their "truth". This is ironically what theologians have been doing for ages...
Unfortunately, conspiracy theories have been right more than 50% of the time. We live in strange times.
Sharing this video with those you'd deem need to hear its content, will simply be an exercise in futility.. They'd simply justify their beliefs and actions, and view you as some sort of threat.. They'll either step aside from the nonsense of their own accord and have a think about it of their own free will, but more than likely you'll NEVER change their mind..
For those that try, i wish you well & the best of luck..
Great video, thanks! It provided me with a lot of insight
I would gladly share this video with everyone around me who needs it... unfortunately, those who need it the most are the most likely to disregard or even make subtle threats if I even dare challenge their world (one I am unfortunately shackled to, in my current situation).
Never forget; external liberation is a privilege, internal liberation is a responsibility, one shared by us all.
i'd a related moral defect is the willingness to remain willfully ignorant, esp when the underlying reason is specifically (even if subconsciously) to avoid having to face the truth in light of a conflicting world view. This willful ignorance is not just stupid but also dishonest.
I am glad I saw this video. It makes me feel better about my opinions and attitudes toward the human race. I am glad I am not the only one that feels this way. What scares me is, stupidity will, WILL be the cause of the eventual demise of the human race. You can fix ignorance but there is no cure for stupidity.
Thank you, A great video!
“It was as if the powerful relied on the ignorance of the masses to maintain control”
Ignorance is no excuse for stupidity.
Maybe this partially explains the advent of 'pack mentality'. Like a motor cyclist, who, on his own, mostly obeys traffic laws and shows some consideration to other motorists, but as soon as he joins a pack of other motor cyclists, his mentality changes dramatically (becomes stupid), throws caution to the wind and behaves as if there are no road laws, and becomes an inconsiderate fool.
Belief is all we have use it wisely...not blindly...Love Michael
Well, during the time of Bonhoeffer I believe another factor was also to be taken into account: Fear.
Best video I have watched on RUclips. It is a salutary warning to us all.
This explains western society today.
How?
Don’t question
A stupid person is one who absorbs only cleverness and reflects stupidity. Reflect. It's all there. Cheers!
It takes a lot of work to explore alternatives. It hurts emotionally and psychologically to discover/admit one is wrong. There is also the incredible power of the herd. Just watch a football game where it seems the entire stadium goes berzerk either in joy or anger. It's incredible how swayed individuals are by the masses. This isn't so much stupidity as it is human nature to stay within one's comfort zone. I'm not defending this --it's a critical and crucial weakness of human beings and it is really, really difficult to change.
In 🇿🇦South Africa🇿🇦 the problem persists amongst the masses. It's ironic, but the exact same thing is happening.
Ignorance means lack of understanding on a particular matter or subject while stupidity means not caring or apathy,despite proper understanding and continuing as if nothing matters!😒😵💫
ruclips.net/video/Vl6QMARq_zQ/видео.htmlsi=viLU2k1eq1Yp_JUx
Yes We have known this, Now how to inform and convince people.. ❤❤❤
This is a video, that the average American citizen should watch and learn from.
Rigid thinking is the destroyer of creativity! The ego is stronger in most people than their prefrontal cortex…!
“The Gods themselves struggle in vain against stupidity.”
-Goethe
This is one of the best videos ever made.
Thank you.
In 2020 the world caught nasty stupidity.
It's the smell of a unwiped rectum called Washington DC.
The ruling class in the military tells their juniors to follow command instructions/orders without question. Ask questions after carrying out the instructions. That is why most battles are lost before the war is fought. Dictatorship taken to another level.
We have a Dept of Education dedicated to promoting stupidity and groupthink.
BINGO!!!
And Thank You! to You My (Our) Friend!
Did you learn that on Fox News?
John Smith you must be a teacher with pronouns.
@@witcan6001 Another Fox News talking point. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@JOHNSmith-pn6fj nope what are your pronouns?
welp... the guy voicing this video has more determination and commitment in his voice than most people
Take responsibility!
The probability of the people who are looking at you is inversely proportional to the stupidity of your actions.
Stupidity is truly a group effort 😂
Oh shit. I just came across your channel and now will be binge watching. Thanks.