Stupidity? Maybe it defines our times.
> “A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or group of people when he or she does not benefit and may even suffer losses.”
From https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/golden-law-of-stupidity/
Worth a read, especially the beginning.
#philosophy #stupidity #writingCommunity #writersOfMastodon
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