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Re:Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (1976) by treerock on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @05:39AM (#15440542)
I would question the last one. Stupid people with an education can cause havoc.

Possibly related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_von_Hammerstein-Equord#Cl...

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Re:Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (1976) by taejo on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @08:55AM (#15441346)
What happens when the two characteristics of clever and stupid are combined? I'm far from certain this combination is impossible.
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Re:Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (1976) by Chris_Jay on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @01:33PM (#15443676)
Tribal societies have many stories of such individuals, think Coyote or Loki. Clever stupid people are constantly falling into elaborate traps of their own making.
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Re:Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (1976) by Xenos_Ender on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @09:26AM (#15441539)
Some people like to see the world burn. [insert joker meme]
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Re:Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (1976) by srrge on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @06:28AM (#15440695)
Interesting though, thank you.

So we have to invent a universal income targeted at stupid people. Like a "Please stay idle" type income :)

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