{"id":8790,"date":"2024-12-27T08:43:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T22:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neoporcupine.net\/blog\/?p=8790"},"modified":"2024-12-27T08:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T22:43:57","slug":"basic-laws-of-human-stupidity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/neoporcupine.net\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/27\/basic-laws-of-human-stupidity\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Laws of Human Stupidity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Five fundamental laws of stupidity (economics):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals<\/strong> in circulation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of other characteristics<\/strong> of that person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals<\/strong>. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and\/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Carlo Cipolla<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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