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I can't help it that humanity is so stupid.
by YouAreWRONGtoo 11mo ago
I can't help it that humanity is so stupid.
- dang 11mo agoThat's true, but you can stop posting to HN from that place. Edit: I feel like I should give you a more fulsome response, so here goes: I understand the frustration. I feel it too, even apart from HN making me feel it as part of my job. But I've had to learn some lessons about this, such as: 1. It doesn't help to assume the position of the-one-who-is-not-stupid. Doing that is supercilious and just means you'll contribute to making things worse. 2. Far better is to accept that, as one is human, one shares in all the qualities of being human, including a full complement of stupidity. 3. I forget the third lesson!
- YouAreWRONGtoo 11mo agoRegarding 2., I am not stupid; I might be ignorant in some fields, but do you see me arguing against a world expert in some field I know nothing about? Stupid people ruin everything.
- dang 11mo agoOk, but please do stop posting to HN about how stupid others are. Being smarter is your burden to bear.