Why society protects "stupid people" 38 Articles

by David Furritus

I'm not sure when it happened, but somewhere in the past two thousand or so years it was decided that being intelligent is more of a liability than being physically attractive, charismatic, or more physically strong. Free ...read more

by Tim Driver

"Do not use blow dryer in the bathtub." This is just one of many instructions aimed at the less IQ enhanced product user. For those gray matter midgets, it seems only fitting companies fear that a court of law would take p...read more

by Valentine Logar

Ignorance can be corrected through education. Stupid is a birthright often passed down in families but sometimes organizationally inherited. Stupid is a choice. Definitions are my own. I do not feel sorry for stupi...read more

by Sean Wheeler

Throughout the last few decades, we have seen a rise in laws that seem to be foolish. Judges have sided with people who claim that they're not responsible for spilling hot coffee in their own lap. The owner of a house whom...read more

by Carol Noble

I agree that it is often the "stupid people" who are encouraged so that money can be easily taken from them. However, the stupid people also exist in the so-called "elite" in this world, who consider the general populace ...read more

by thinking stuff

What is a Jerk? What constitutes, and how can one discern between the numerous personality traits, cultural differences, and/or gender, racial, societal behaviorisms, and real or perceived psychosis, to the traits or behav...read more

by Bruce Bostwick

Society loves to favor the wrong because it's way too easy to give them cases that don't deserve. This is where the "no-fault" society comes into play. Whenever you do something wrong, it's not your fault, you got some t...read more

by Laura Lamar

Why does the government protect "stupid people" is the better question in this case. Society = "stupid people" - or haven't you heard?! Society is made up of ignorant, vulnerable, media-craving, non-truth seeking, obli...read more

by Matt Silva

Society protects stupid people bcause of the simple fact that society itself is stupid. When I talk about stupid people, I am not talking about the mentally handicapped. I am talking about the idiots that got barely throug...read more

by Yvonne Berry

If we were to acknowledge that there are "stupid people", than we would be saying society failed somewhere. After living in 2 different cities and dealing with 4 schools. I would have to say there are levels of stupid peop...read more

by Matei Monica

Yes, good question: why the society protect the 'stupid people'. We are strong. Open up your heart, open up your mind, from the very start and be the last part of everlasting life. It is what you give to yourself and t...read more

by Mike Eash

This may be the most offensive thing I have ever seen. Who are we to judge who is stupid and who isn't. And who do we consider to be "smart" people? The people who sit behind their computer writing on helium.com? W...read more

by Rose Yep

There are two parts to this question. First definitions must be made or each individual's answer will answer the question, however in different terms. "Stupid people", can be defined as unintelligent or used as a slang...read more

by Mittzi Fulrath

So after reading the currently number 1 ranked article on this title, is anyone still asking the question? I am sure to catch some flack for this one, but to have my opinions read here is worth it! I am a smart perso...read more

by Barry Williams

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY You've done something wrong. You panic. People will point at you and say ," You stupid person, you've done something wrong." But wait. Here's the solution . You simply say ,...read more

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by Andy Nicols

I'd have to say, I still had it much better than any of my friends. They all seemed to have come from broken homes...divorced, dysfunctional, alcoholic parents, living on welfare, abused, some even sexually. This was all...read more

by Pamela Mercier

It is a given that the word "stupid" in the title does not refer to the mentally handicapped or challenged. That being the case, society, corporations and the governmemnt not only protect the "stupid", but revel in and mak...read more

by Joshua Murphy

This is the one thing that gets to me in every single way. You see it not only in society or in the actions of others but it is the strangest sense of irony that your everyday life tends to always be swayed to it and your...read more

by Leinnxx

While intelligence is a wondrous thing, the fact of the matter is that we need stupid people. To have a functioning society and government, we need the majority to be ignorant about what truly is happening. We must have th...read more

by Veronica Prior

See, here's the thing. Smart people have smaller families. There are several reasons for this. One is that they usually have careers, and they wait until they are established before they start to think about having ...read more