Re:Proposed US Rule for Portable Generators Will Save Thousa...
by pdonis on Thursday September 07, 2023 @06:13PM
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> You frame this as stupidity, but I think a more accurate characterization would be ignorance.
Ignorance of safety precautions that are explicitly stated in the user manual that comes with the generator? To me that's stupidity.
> Not everybody has the education of the average HN contributor.
Anyone who is reasonably literate should be able to properly understand "don't run this generator indoors".
> some people have mild mental/intellectual deficiencies or simply below-average IQ
In a sane society, such people would be wards of other people who were responsible for looking after them and ensuring their safety. Of course, we don't live in a sane society.
But in any case, such people probably won't have portable generators because they won't be planning ahead that much.
> I guess that's the people you call "stupid"
Not at all. I call a person stupid who knows enough to buy a portable generator as a precaution, but can't be bothered to learn how to properly use it.
Ignorance of safety precautions that are explicitly stated in the user manual that comes with the generator? To me that's stupidity.
> Not everybody has the education of the average HN contributor.
Anyone who is reasonably literate should be able to properly understand "don't run this generator indoors".
> some people have mild mental/intellectual deficiencies or simply below-average IQ
In a sane society, such people would be wards of other people who were responsible for looking after them and ensuring their safety. Of course, we don't live in a sane society.
But in any case, such people probably won't have portable generators because they won't be planning ahead that much.
> I guess that's the people you call "stupid"
Not at all. I call a person stupid who knows enough to buy a portable generator as a precaution, but can't be bothered to learn how to properly use it.