unkle22 Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how stupid people are becoming, not so much of these fantasy bubbles people are locking themselves in but the intelligence I today am questioning, for example, a person lives alone in an apartment block and has done for months, but I does not have a key for the main doors and stands there kicking and shouting at the doors for hours till someone is coming in or out then the idiot can enter the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan H. B. Lobl Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 People have been stupid, crazy and weird long before we got here. I really don't think this is anything new. Not even all that unusual. My memories are full of stupid stuff I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted November 15, 2023 Report Share Posted November 15, 2023 I've done some pretty stupid things myself on occasion, and I'm allegedly much smarter than your average bear. I don 't think humans are a particularly smart species. The example you give seems to match a pattern which I think may be increasing, though. I see a growing tendancy for people to look for external causes and solutions to their problems rather than do ing something themselves. Not having a key fails to even trigger "why not?" or "how can I get one?", the default behaviour is "make enough fuss and 'someone' will fix it". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuchulain Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 11/8/2023 at 2:23 AM, unkle22 said: Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how stupid people are becoming, not so much of these fantasy bubbles people are locking themselves in but the intelligence I today am questioning, for example, a person lives alone in an apartment block and has done for months, but I does not have a key for the main doors and stands there kicking and shouting at the doors for hours till someone is coming in or out then the idiot can enter the building. I don't think people are getting dumber. I think it's more exposure to the stupidity of complete strangers via much more information dissemination. The Internet shows us what we've always done but most people rarely encountered. Especially small town people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristLight Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 What I see is the myopic view that now is all there is, or that is important. It is an arrogant and self-center view that only makes decisions based on fear, fear of lack, fear others, fear of loss, fear of what happens "if" ... but always fear, fear, fear, which creates a hording mentality, hording wealth, hording possessions ... This is how to cripple a person, a country, and the world. Now is the time for the courage to practice kindness and love for all. It is the ability to plant better seeds if we want to reap better outcomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) I regularly see the government and the media spreading and encouraging fear, uncertainty and doubt. I wonder if that is because fear makes people easier to manipulate. Edited 3 hours ago by Seeker Typo * grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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