Before 2020, I used to think that stupidity was the absence of intelligence. I realize now that having limited intelligence and being stupid are two different things. Stupidity is a malfunction of intelligence not a limitation of it. I understood that with my friends and family. I though they were intelligent because they were intellectually complex, but most of them took the jab, despite the numerous warnings and data I gave them. And on the opposite end, some of my co-workers didn't take it, despite being simpler intellectually speaking (I work in a hotel restaurant). That puzzled me for a while then I understood that intelligence is not made only of intellectual capacity, but is composed as well of strength of character, common sense, instinct and faith. By being simpler their intelligence has less chance to dysfunction. This is like a car. An older car is usually more reliable than a modern one, full of electronics. Sophisticated minds are more prone to being deceived because they are better at lying to themselves. Double-thinking is easier the smarter you are. The fact that I work everyday with simple folks grounded my intelligence and made me listen much more to my common sense, my instinct and my faith, rather that just my mind. I hope I've been clear enough.
What the covid taught me about stupidity
🤔💭 Theory 😲💡
There are 2 ways to be fooled.
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Everyone can and has been tricked in their lives. A big difference that I see is people like us LEARN from our mistakes, as to not make them again in the future.
Sheep and Libs never learn. That is why the cabal loves them. The best kind of slaves are the ones who cannot see their chains.
Another thing is the higher the " education " people have, the more stubborn and closed minded these people are. They make a glaringly obvious mistake and are too high on themselves to see it.
U can be a Super Engineer, Biologist, Mathematician, etc. and still dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to Reality, Politics, Intuition, Judge of Character, Making connections, etc.
I work for some rich uppity libs sometimes and they are pretty salty about how a such a blue collar simpleton like me, knew more than them regarding so many things.
They haven't been tricked, as much as they are actively tricking themselves, 24/7. To "wake up" requires themselves to face the idea that they're actually a very different person than they think they are.
That takes courage, it can be painful.. Few do it. You need to be humble, able to self-reflect, have an active conscience and the ability to repent.
I’d upvote this a thousand times, if I could
My sister has 2 PhDs, but she didn’t understand APR, or how to use APR to prioritize which of her 20 credit cards to pay down first.