It is substantially guaranteed that there are more stupid people on the earth than ever. of courseWe may want to think. See that many of them don’t agree with me Politics。 However, this unprecedented stupidness is an unprecedented world population function. The more important problem is more than the amount of foolishness than its quality. The author, Robert Green 48 power laws and Law of humanityI will deal with that question Above clip from Interview with Podcaster Chris Williamson。
“What makes people stupid,” Green explains. “It’s their certainty that they have all the answers.” We used to be an open culture and introduced the related phenomenon of the danning crueger effect, so the basic ideas seem to be familiar. Maybe. In a sense, stupid people who know they are stupid are not really stupid, at least harmful.
Filingally with the form, the green makes a classic reference: Athens leaders Peloponnesos War A specific victory when it actually brought the end of the golden age of Athenai. “People who are convinced of things are very stupid,” he says.
This reminds me of the frequently quoted principles known as Hanlon’s razor. However, even intellectual individuals, the tendency of premature certainty can trigger its foolishness. Green’s view is better to nurture John Keats, called “negative abilities,” inspired by Shakespeare. For example, you may consider entertaining the ideas of the political enemies mentioned above. At least, you can prevent foolishness. This is clearly difficult to treat.
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Source: Open Culture – www.openculture.com
