{"id":6501,"date":"2024-05-28T12:31:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tibicon.net\/en\/?p=6501"},"modified":"2024-05-28T12:31:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:31:47","slug":"stupidity-never-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tibicon.net\/en\/2024\/05\/stupidity-never-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does stupidity never rest?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Momma says stupid is as stupid does.<\/h3>\n<p>This is what used to say <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forrest_Gump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forrest Gump<\/a> in the homonymous film, meaning by this that <em>stupidity is not so much a people attribute but a characteristic of human behaviour<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In short, even smart people do stupid things: the good news is that they also can benefit from this article and reduce the chance of doing something they will regret in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get straight to the point.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"parent-p-bottom-0\">In other articles on my blog, I have defined foolishness as an<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>action that does not benefit who makes it, but damages both the person involved and other people; one becomes aware of the foolishness done later, when he\/she experiences damage and regret takes over.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What are the most common foolishnesses?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"parent-p-bottom-0\">The panorama is quite broad, and I will limit it to a few examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>taking health-damaging foods;<\/li>\n<li>extramarital affairs;<\/li>\n<li>taking drugs;<\/li>\n<li>corruption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What are their common characteristics?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First of all, the time variable<\/strong>, which assumes the shape of a <em>conflict between the satisfaction of an immediate need and medium\/long-term interests<\/em>: gluttony, the immediate satisfaction of a sexual urge, the need to escape from reality or to achieve in the short term our goals leads to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Akrasia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">akrasia<\/a>, that is, irrational behaviour contrary to what is thought to be ideal for us.<\/p>\n<p>Foolishness is often done <strong>without a conscious effort to recognize the ongoing conflict<\/strong>, and <strong>ascertain the potential prevalence of long-term interests with immediate needs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The second crucial variable is evaluating the risk<\/strong> that nonsense will become harmful to us and others.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"parent-p-bottom-0\">This takes two forms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>impact<\/strong> that <strong>small transgressions<\/strong> may have on future behaviour: we experience \u201cthat\u201d small slice of pie, the occasional betrayal, the &#8220;quick fix&#8221; to a bureaucratic problem as one-off episodes that will leave no hush-hush, underestimating the possibility that a single gesture, initially lived as unique, maybe the trigger to repeat the mistake. <em>Just for once, anyway<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>risk assessment based on memory and experience<\/strong>: so far so good, why should things be different in the future? We underestimate the role that chance plays in our lives and end up thinking that nothing will change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What to do, then?<\/p>\n<h2>Is there a way to reduce the risk of committing foolishness?<\/h2>\n<p>I have been thinking about this for long and have identified <strong>eight questions you can ask yourself<\/strong> when you feel you are on the verge of committing nonsense.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Is the need you are trying to satisfy right now in your medium\/long-term interest?<\/li>\n<li>If the answer to question one, is there a possibility of matching the immediate need with your future interests?<\/li>\n<li>If the answer to question one is negative and you still decide to satisfy the immediate need, are you aware of the risks involved?<\/li>\n<li>If you are experiencing the satisfaction of the immediate need as a one-time episode, are you aware that this could be the trigger to do the same in the future?<\/li>\n<li>Are you trying to justify your\u00a0behaviour\u00a0with excuses or alibi? Thoughts such as &#8220;everyone does this,&#8221; &#8220;no one will notice it, &#8220;what do you want to happen for once,&#8221; and &#8220;after all, he deserves it,&#8221; represent the prelude to regret.<\/li>\n<li>Are you aware that chance plays a crucial role in our lives, and if you have had no problems so far is no guarantee for the future?<\/li>\n<li>Are you willing to accept the personal consequences of what you are about to do?<\/li>\n<li>Are you willing to accept the consequences that your action will have on the lives of people close to you?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You may have realized from the previous questions that<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">stupidity never rests and affects every social class, culture,<br \/>\nand people with different educational backgrounds.<\/h3>\n<p>Because we tremendously struggle to postpone the satisfaction of immediate needs and to accept our vulnerability to risk and chance.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Momma says stupid is as stupid does. 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