![]() ![]() ![]() A stupid person is more dangerous than a bandit.'įrom there, Cipolla proceeds to divide humanity into four different categories based on the relative consequences of their actions on themselves versus other people. 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 infallibly turns out to be a costly mistake.'ĥ: 'A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person. Let's start out with the basics: the five 'Basic Laws of Human Stupidity,' as written in the front cover of my copy of the book, are:ġ: 'Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.'Ģ: 'The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.'ģ: '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.'Ĥ: 'Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. ![]() So let me just pound a metaphorical belt of Scotch and deconstruct this bitch. Well, I REALLY wanted to like this one, and I'm still not exactly sure that I didn't: it's complicated. ![]()
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