Seems we're being plagued with dumb lucky people. I never read warning labels and seldom have I regretted it. There HAVE been times when I knew I should unplug that device before working on it but for some reason I thought I'd never contact line voltage (120VAC). It happens. Good sense versus dumb luck I suppose. Had an old house which was wired with hot and neutral reversed. I cursed the owner's name several times before I just unscrewed the fuse before working on a circuit.

We've created a world that protects the stupid from themselves.

Call it reverse-Darwinianism. At some point -- if we've not already passed it -- the stupid will have an advantage vs. the not stupid.

The not stupid will ultimately extinguish themselves -- probably through attempts to avoid or circumvent the controls that protect the stupid.

And all that will be left is stupid.

 

all that will be left is stupid.

And you can't fix stupid!

Once on an interview I was asked what kind of people I like to hang around with.
I said "Smart people."
When asked why;
I said "Coz smart people don't irritate me".
Didn't get the job.

 

We've created a world that protects the stupid from themselves.

Call it reverse-Darwinianism. At some point -- if we've not already passed it -- the stupid will have an advantage vs. the not stupid.

The not stupid will ultimately extinguish themselves -- probably through attempts to avoid or circumvent the controls that protect the stupid.

And all that will be left is stupid.

I think they made a movie about that.

 

I think they made a movie about that.
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Is that Idiocracy? It's been so long I don't remember the plot.

But, yeah, something like that.

 

And you can't fix stupid!

Once on an interview I was asked what kind of people I like to hang around with.
I said "Smart people."
When asked why;
I said "Coz smart people don't irritate me".
Didn't get the job.

I once had an interview where I was asked asked an unexpected question, and without thinking about it, and being honest, I came up with the perfect answer.

After interviewing with several very technical people my last interviewer was an Asian woman. She asked this:

“If you take this job, I will be your supervisor, are you OK with that?”

My answer:

“No problem, I’ve worked for supervisors younger than me before.”

(I got the job)

 

 

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Had to look it up.
logic : a statement that is true by virtue of its logical form alone
A logical combination of sentences that is always true, regardless of the truth or falsity of the constituent sentences, is known as a "tautology."—Rudy Rucker

… now the objection was raised that the entire theory of natural selection rested on a tautology: "Who survives? The fittest. Who are the fittest? Those that survive."—Ernst Mayr

I don't know that I would regard this as a tautology, but rather an example of circular reasoning.

Still a little over my head. Do you want milk in your coffee? Do you NOT want milk in your coffee? HMMMmmmm. Must be the hat. Clay lining. Nothing gets through clear.

The logical question is

True or False: (Do you want milk in your coffee) OR (Do you not want milk in your coffee)?

A logical question involving the OR of two statements is True as long as at least one of the statements is True.

In this case, if the first statement is True, we assume that the second is False. But if the first statement is False, we assume that the second is True. Remember, this is Boolean logic, so there aren't gray areas.

So, regardless of whether the person wants milk or not, the answer to the question is always True.

 

So, regardless of whether the person wants milk or not, the answer to the question is always True.

Actually, the answer to the question is “Yes!”.

 

I don't know that I would regard this as a tautology, but rather an example of circular reasoning.



The logical question is

True or False: (Do you want milk in your coffee) OR (Do you not want milk in your coffee)?

A logical question involving the OR of two statements is True as long as at least one of the statements is True.

In this case, if the first statement is True, we assume that the second is False. But if the first statement is False, we assume that the second is True. Remember, this is Boolean logic, so there aren't gray areas.

So, regardless of whether the person wants milk or not, the answer to the question is always True.

Thanks for the crystal. Crystal clarity.

I've made a career working for "The Department of Redundancy Department". Just can't figure out how people want to do the same things over and over again and always expect different results. Insane!

 

 

 

 

 

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Want to really cause some terrible*?

Walk into Starbucks and ask for a large coffee.

Autocorrect error: meant "trouble".

 

Want to really cause some terrible?

Walk into Starbucks and ask for a large coffee.

What are Starbucks?

 

What are Starbucks?

It's the new galactic crypto currency.

 

It's the new galactic crypto currency.

That's lightyears ahead of me. Can I convert my wampum beads?

 

If I were you, I would hold those beads, probably worth more in the long run.

 

What are Starbucks?

I don't get it.