The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (Il Mulino)
Source: Carlo Cipolla, The Basic Law of Human Stupidity
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
Source: Carlo Cipolla, The Basic Law of Human Stupidity
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
Stupidity is the cost of intelligence operating in a complex environment.
I defined stupidity as overlooking or dismissing conspicuously crucial information.
Two domains engineer stupidity:
One is benign: magic. The magician misdirects your attention. The whole goal of the magician is to make you stupid, to not notice something you should have. The o... See more
I defined stupidity as overlooking or dismissing conspicuously crucial information.
Two domains engineer stupidity:
One is benign: magic. The magician misdirects your attention. The whole goal of the magician is to make you stupid, to not notice something you should have. The o... See more
Shane Parrish • How Not to Be Stupid
Marcel Mairhofer added
Jonathan Simcoe and added
Human stupidity is one of the most important forces in history, yet we often tend to discount it.
Yuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”—Bertrand