Stupidity
Stupidity is not the opposite of intelligence. Stupidity is overlooking or dismissing conspicuously crucial information: the information is in front of you and yet you ignore it.
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Defining Stupidity
People think stupidity is the opposite of intelligence. In fact, stupidity is the cost of intelligence operating in a complex environment.
Stupidity can be defined as overlooking or dismissing conspicuously crucial information.
It’s crucial information: You...
Functional stupidity
Organizations often hire smart and talented people, but then create cultures and decision-making processes that do not encourage them to raise concerns or make suggestions.
Everyone is encouraged to look at the positive interpretations, which leads to "self-reinforcing stupidity."
Domains that plot stupidity
- Magic: The goal of a magician is to misdirect your attention (make you stupid) so that you do not notice something you should have. The magician does so for entertainment purposes.
- Frauds, cons, and hoaxes: The conman engineers stupidity for their own gain.
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