People are Getting So Damned Stupid!
I really can't believe what I'm seeing with the general public. I'm having to deal with major stupidity every day...often at least twice per day. One of the latest is watching a title company struggle with understanding a basic trust. I may not be able sell a home because of it. Told my realtor I'll just rent the place out until I die....haha! Then, my son saw a diminutive gay white kid punched in the head five times by a "youth" in class at school while also threatening to kill him. The campus police officer showed up and asked the victim, "What did you say to make him hit you?" My son flew off the handle at this line of questioning and the cop threatened to throw him out of the room. Proud of my boy. Even with autism he sees the raw stupidity. The perp wasn't suspended...probably because of his pigment. Now, I'm working on a project where a team of what I thought were strong professionals had designed a fuel pipeline system. (I was tossed into the mix very late in the project, after construction started). Now that we're about to complete construction it's clear that they didn't have a handle on the physics and I'll be up late crunching numbers trying to verify if it will flow or not. Every damn day I'm seeing massive stupidity in critical areas...basic areas, from people who are trusted specifically to get it right. I regularly think that if we had to put man back on the moon, about 53 years later, we'd probably blow up a dozen or more astronauts in the process (I do think non-government entities could do it). Part of this phenomenon appears to be a collapse of public education. I had "faith" that I could get my kids an education in a better public school system but not too sure about that now. I'm watching the wheels come off the cart.
How are the young people in America going to deal with this? I keep thinking they'll probably have to get tactical and simply leave for another country. Thailand? Chile? Norway? I'm thinking a country that values intellect and is militarily uninvolved.
How are the young people in America going to deal with this? I keep thinking they'll probably have to get tactical and simply leave for another country. Thailand? Chile? Norway? I'm thinking a country that values intellect and is militarily uninvolved.
Previous comments... You are currently on page 2.
1. Big health centers can often bill insurances an extra couple dollars each visit if they ask if you smoke. They can also get money if they ask about your vaccines, if you feel safe at home, and (depending on the plan) a few other things.
2. Also, thanks to the ACA mostly destroying what was left of the doctor patient relationship for the middle class, the base reimbursement for cognitive medical services is so low that everything has to be standardized and turned into a "health mill" with high levels of standardized bureaucracy, and dumbing down of care -- works ok if you had a standard presentation of a standard problem, not so well if you have an unusual presentation that takes more time to think about and analyze -- without much if any increase in reimbursement unless a procedure is done.
3. Finally, some people may just have started smoking since the last visit, just like others who said "yes" may have quit, so they keep the records up to date
I am seeing people with masks OUTSIDE walking.
if they worked, that would be ONE THING. But we KNOW THEY DO NOT WORK.
I have started approaching people and telling them: "I am sorry they convinced you masks work. You wear them, but they do more harm than good!"
The moms with the masked kids in the stores. I don't approach them because it's an adult conversation... But it's truly sad!
Call the California DMV for starters… Why do doctor ask the same question every time you see them, like do you smoke? Seems like its easier to rely upon the process instead of thinking for oneself.
I’ve been following these changes as well, have not happened in modern times and we have no idea what will happen. The pole shift is real and no one is covering it, could be that all of this is a distraction as well.
My favorite reference manual is Idiocracy, normally I dislike this style of humor but there is just so much good material that seems to relate more and more every day.
--- Like “Wipeout” is only a single step away from “Ow! My Balls”
--- We are mismanaging our drought, just like the movie. If we start watering our crops with Brawndo, I’m out of here.
--- The news is simply dumb, all opinion. Its tailored to keep you watching, not inform you.
--- The flashy Ads are everywhere vying for your attention.
--- The funniest of them all, Kamala Harris is almost a dead ringer in looks and intelligence for Rita (played by Maya Rudolph), even better, Rita in the movie is a prostitute, just like Harris.
lowered expectations of kids from their parents and society
poor education
telling kids feelings are more important than thought
removal of God
short list of reasons
no country will be uninvolved in what is coming