Re:Five Laws of Human Stupidity (1976)
by carapace on Friday July 29, 2022 @06:36PM
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This thread has some of the weirdest reactions to this piece that I've ever seen. Several folks take exception the use of the term "stupidity", others project their own hangups on to the piece, still others over-analyze it.
> This is a terrible view of humankind, society and the people around you.
> I would propose a more measured approach to this subject.
> This is so horrible on so many levels
> "stupidity" I'd rather think of this as "wasted potential"
> This article is bad.
> This is one of the most pretentious things I've read all year.
> [It's] a Hitler trap.
> No definition of stupidity is given
(This last one is particularly rich because a definition is, of course, given in the "third (and golden) basic law" in bold text outlined in it's own box!)
I don't really have anything to add to the discussion. To me TFA seems like a dry but funny satire. There's an element of truth to what it's saying, sure, but as far as any deeper meaning goes... "Be careful."?
> This is a terrible view of humankind, society and the people around you.
> I would propose a more measured approach to this subject.
> This is so horrible on so many levels
> "stupidity" I'd rather think of this as "wasted potential"
> This article is bad.
> This is one of the most pretentious things I've read all year.
> [It's] a Hitler trap.
> No definition of stupidity is given
(This last one is particularly rich because a definition is, of course, given in the "third (and golden) basic law" in bold text outlined in it's own box!)
I don't really have anything to add to the discussion. To me TFA seems like a dry but funny satire. There's an element of truth to what it's saying, sure, but as far as any deeper meaning goes... "Be careful."?