The basic laws of human stupidity

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits - A Einstein

The IQ of a mob is the IQ of its dumbest member divided by the number of mobsters. - Terry Pratchett

Laws

  • Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
  • The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
  • 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.
  • Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. 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.
  • A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.
  • A stupid person is more dangerous than a bandit.
Written on May 28, 2018, Last update on November 28, 2022
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