Originally Posted by TatumAH
The 5 basic laws of Human Stupidity

I brought this back from the humor thread, as while reading it the humor was ebbing.
TAT

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The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity is a short essay written by the Italian economist Carlo Cipolla. The first edition was written in English and released in 1976. Originally, it was intentionally distributed only among his friends on a confidential basis. The reason is simple. That book was intended as a sort of joke, where he faced a few serious topics in a lighthearted and not-to-be-taken-too-seriously way.

The most famous excerpt is the one on human stupidity. When addressing such a sensible theme, he came up with an extravagant and interesting theory, which earned him incredible success. Not only was the essay officially published, but it was also translated into many languages and distributed worldwide. Now, it represents a milestone on the controversial topic of human stupidity.

Let’s dive into the 5 basic laws of human stupidity.
First Basic Law
Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

I was unsure what thread was most appropriate for this topic, so I figured an American Humor new thread was justified! grin

TAT

There's nothing wrong with thinking
Except that it's lonesome work
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