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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If I had to categorize myself I would say that I am a pragmatic idealist.

I have a concept of a world where people tend to work together and generally operate in methods and manners that are mutually beneficial for the betterment of all.

That idealism is tempered by my pragmatic understanding that stupidity is praised and given friendships and social connections because no matter how many smart people there are the stupid people will always outnumber them.

And the stupid people don't know that they are stupid.

So you cannot pretend that things will work out the way you think they will because no matter how stupid you think the people are around you they are far more stupid than that.

They will destroy you and themselves just to prove to you that being smart and capable is not enough to succeed in the world.

They will do horrendous things to you in order to prove to you that people do horrendous things to people.

And they truly in their heart of hearts and soul of souls before the Lord God Almighty believe they are doing the right thing when they do it.

My politics are left but my optimism is non-existent.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago

I do want to add to that very quickly that I do not believe that this stupidity is tied to IQ.

My sister has an IQ in the 160 to 180 range and she's the dumbest motherfucker I've ever met in my entire life. She is sadistic and enjoys destroying happiness and joy and anything that she can get her hands on while she herself has accomplished nothing and done nothing with her life. She's willfully and intelligently stupid, so don't assume that just because somebody is smart that they are not stupid.