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Thirty Bills Unpaid

rgambs wrote: »

The people of America would have a multitude of parties and platforms if we could get out from under the influence of big money. Big money controls the two party system and will never let go.
One thing to never forget is that at least half of Americans are just dumb. It's a fact ~X(
I read today 41% of American adults think antibiotics treat viruses. A higher percentage believe houses can be haunted by ghosts than believe vaccines are safe and effective.

More than half are dumb.

With 100 being the so called 'average' IQ... with certainty we can describe half the population as legitimately stupid. But don't stop there: I would say the next quartile is dumb as well- not as painfully dumb... but stupid nonetheless and essentially counterproductive to progress.

The 'smartest' quarter of our population is not above stupidity. They can be dumb too- just not as consistently as some of the really simple folk.

It's nobody's fault. It's just reality. No matter how much we evolve, there will always be a massive faction of the people dumber than the most intelligent of our species.

We have also enabled stupidity. We have solved many of the problems people encounter with technology. For example, people no longer need to look at maps to navigate their way through unfamiliar territory- they now have phones that can do the thinking for them.

Instead of working their way through problems (for example, a clogged dishwasher) people consult YouTube and 'monkey see monkey do'. They learn how to fix a problem... good... but they don't learn how to think through a problem... bad (from my perspective anyway).

In short, we have removed the 'process' from the equation and have become product orientated ("just tell me what to do"). The challenges we used to face that sharpened us are being removed to the point where everyday thinking is not a requirement... for good or bad.

It must be painful for the world's smartest people to coexist with us orangutans. No wonder they are generally reclusive and no wonder they are 'socially awkward'. Their existence is tantamount to grown adults living alongside toddlers.

Annafalk

Apple and Microsoft - A great example of smart inventions from really smart people coming from your country

hedonist

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote: »

We have also enabled stupidity. We have solved many of the problems people encounter with technology. For example, people no longer need to look at maps to navigate their way through unfamiliar territory- they now have phones that can do the thinking for them.

Instead of working their way through problems (for example, a clogged dishwasher) people consult YouTube and 'monkey see monkey do'. They learn how to fix a problem... good... but they don't learn how to think through a problem... bad (from my perspective anyway).

In short, we have removed the 'process' from the equation and have become product orientated ("just tell me what to do"). The challenges we used to face that sharpened us are being removed to the point where everyday thinking is not a requirement... for good or bad.

I so agree with this - "progress laced with ramifications" seems to apply more and more these days.

It's like the cars that have a rear-view camera built in, or parallel parks itself. To toss aside my own checks - not to mention responsibility, in a sense - diminishes thought processes.

I've often wondered about these devices; when the technology doesn't work as it's supposed to, will people hold the makers of those black boxes accountable, or themselves?

Can of worms, I tell ya!

whispering hands

I like technology.. But I still keep a US map in my car at all times. I know how to
Navigate a map.. I still memorize numbers as well as post them
In my contacts in my phone.. I still know how to determine North from south with out a compass.. I believe we should still learn these things. I agree though with TBU we have enabled stupidity.. Sad but true. Oh and I for one am a POSTING and voting Republican.. And proud of it!

rr165892

whispering hands wrote: »

I like technology.. But I still keep a US map in my car at all times. I know how to
Navigate a map.. I still memorize numbers as well as post them
In my contacts in my phone.. I still know how to determine North from south with out a compass.. I believe we should still learn these things. I agree though with TBU we have enabled stupidity.. Sad but true. Oh and I for one am a POSTING and voting Republican.. And proud of it!

Damn Girl,Bringing it strong this morning.I like it.you must be feeling better and have your Camo Docs on.lol
you have set the tone for my musical endeavors this morning whispering and I think when I get back out in the car ,Today's theme will be rocking some strong Country girl empowerment music.Thats right,I'm going with the one and only Miranda Lambert.Im sure she isn't big on these boards,but It's perfect for cruising around on Monday.She has a June Carter Cash quality to her.

BS44325

"I ain't no democrat, sure ain't no republican neither, I only know one party, and that is freedom"

bah

1ThoughtKnown

They are all a part of the Illuminati, no matter what party. The shadow government is the bankers who run the Federal Reserve.
The entire monetary system is enslavement. Vote for who you want, but the "war on terror" will never end, and war is the biggest money making machine there is.