Stupidity is always at the front row to be seen and admired, while intelligence, which is more sensitive, silent and observes everything from a discreet corner, ignorance of bad faith is like this strange disease that never affects the sick, but those around it. he will suffer the consequences.
The Royal Academy defines this worldly dimension in our popular language as “remarkable stupidity”. However, in the psychological field, human stupidity actually has different degrees of “idiocy. “However, there is one in particular to which the ingredient purported to damage the other is added.
- “Never argue with an idiot: you will return to your level and he will beat you with his experience.
- “- Mark Twain-.
Let’s face it: who hasn’t done anything stupid at some point in their lives?Are these actions, where impulse weighs more than reflection, desire before prudence?These are vital moments of learning, and we often remember the situation as a game of youth. , something that has been left behind by the look of maturity and the perspective of personal balance.
However, there is another aspect that we all know well, sometimes we underestimate the amount of stupidity that surrounds us, there are people who strive to be lucid and perfect, but what they show is an absolute naivety laden with disappointment. There is nothing worse for every brain awake and enlightened than these stupid ways created to control us, normalize our interests and behaviors.
We are all, in a way, victims of different kinds of human and even institutional stupidity. He who always appears without being called, because he is always there, present and constant.
Do we often make the mistake of thinking that, stupid, is it associated with little intelligence, but not quite. IQ has nothing to do with the kind of behavior, reactions, verbalizations, or simple everyday details we see so often.
In 2015, the University of Lornand (Hungary) and Baylor University (Texas) conducted an interesting study on the stupidity called?What do people think is intelligent behavior?These studies have shown for the first time aspects that so far no other psychological study has revealed about human stupidity.
First, we must know that the most common kind of stupidity is associated with mere distraction, this happens to us very often. We make mistakes, oversights and can even hurt someone else for it, but beware, it is not an involuntary act, but a lack of effort, investment or personal involvement.
Meanwhile, the second type commonly associated with the stupidity explored in this article is that of “lack of control”. It is characteristic of people with obsessive-compulsive behavior and little self-control. There may be different degrees, although they are often associated with very anxious personalities. The impact on the environment in which they live is generally very negative.
Finally, the third type is one in which there is a clear intention. This is declared stupidity; the person who chooses to take a risk or make decisions that he is fully aware of may not be pleasant. Driving carelessly, a big joke, a malicious word?
A profile of very harmful behavior that is always present in our society.
A healthy and sensitive mind is the behavior opposed to this stupid personality behavior that always appears uprooted and unsieted, perhaps that is why, knowing that this profile is not associated with weak intelligence, we must talk about morality and not intellectual dimension.
Stupid can be born stupid or change throughout life, because stupidity prevails in our nearest environment: it sells, inhales and infects everyone Do we see stupidity in TV shows, in fashion campaigns, in people who achieve fame without any quality?
Fernando Savater explains that the stupid are actually the conspirators of human happiness, if they choose to put their bad arts into practice, it is only boredom, for these boring people, others are cowards, selfish, bad patriots and, above all, have fun. Is stupidity, in fact, much more than a bad habit that seems seedless?
Carlo Cipolla, a famous Italian historian, has also studied the aspect of human stupidity in a formidable way. To him, all the evils of society were caused by these conspirators of happiness, that is, the stupid ones. In fact, in your book? Allegro ma non troppo? He did a great detail of the characteristics of these people.
It’s worth mentioning, even if it’s a curiosity.