You know that old cliche that hope springs eternal? You know what else springs eternal. Stupid! In my opinion stupid sprung eternal first. Hope followed a distant second. A very close third would be the hope that stupid is only a temporary state. I think we can all agree that stupid has not been a temporary state. It has clung to us like the funk which we attempt to hide covertly. Nobody is fooled. We all have noses.
The fact of stupidity is not what bothers me. I’ve come to understand that it’s the nature of existence to have a little “slop” in a system. A little leeway in the system as a whole which allows for mistakes. As a matter of fact, it is occasionally even beneficial both as a feedback and a source of unforeseen discoveries the likes of which even the brightest minds among us could not come up with individually. Stupid is something to which I’ve resigned myself and maybe even appreciate on occasions. What I’ve not been able to come to terms with is how MUCH stupid is out there. A little “slop” in the system is beneficial, but the adage, that too much of a thing is not, holds true in this case. Everywhere I turn whether it be on the television or on the freeways leads me to believe that we have too much stupid right now. I dare venture that if stupid were harnessed as an alternative energy source we’d solve some of our energy commodities problems. Though, this would mean that we’d constantly need stupid. A LOT of stupid. Stupid is generally a thing that feeds upon itself and like nuclear fission cascades tends to snowball, so let’s forget I ever brought up this particular idea. I’d prefer we suffer energy shortage rather than have to tolerate any more stupid.
Before I get flamed from some of the denizens of stupid out there, I have occasionally visited your country and participated in its customs. Let it not be unsaid that I have just cast stones at someone else in my glass house with the windows closed so that I may break their windows. With hope that is neither infinite nor eternal, I will bean one upside the head and knock some stupid out of his skull. I’m just vindictive that way, but my little rant comes from my belief that I’m visiting the state of stupid less and less with every passing year. Some people cross in and out of its borders multiple times everyday. Some enter and never leave it opting instead to become a permanent citizen. These people fly its standard with great pride.
Moral? One idiot per village is a perfect ratio. Two per village is more than a village needs.