moronic morons

MORONIC MORONS

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It is self evident that the majority of folks are morons.  And yet, when you think everyone else is a moron, you yourself are in effect proclaiming that you have won the election of Mayor Moron of Moronville.  If we go by the simple equation that stupid is as stupid does ( in other words, it doesn’t matter what you say, it matters how you act.  If you ACT like a moron, you are one ), most people are morons.  And when you think you aren’t a moron, but everyone else is, you are a moron.  Even most intelligent, high IQ, seemingly bright people could also be construed as being morons, even if they are Idiot Savants.

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If you look at it through the lens that actions speak louder than words, most people act like morons.  This is so evident in the prepper community that I often wonder if the National Geographic show Doomsday Preppers isn’t closer to reality than generally assumed.  We all say to ourselves, self, these guys on the show are morons.  I’d never do X, Y, or Z like they do.  Then they go on a survivalist forum and act like complete morons as they pretend to be the sharpest knives in the drawer. 

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Everywhere, the writer of a prepper publication acts like they are the last word in preparedness and doesn’t allow opposing viewpoints ( to keep it “civil”, many times Bad Think is disallowed rather than just the harsher expressions of disapproval ), OR, the comments section is full of little more than He Said/She Said in the likeliest form going something like “you’re a moron”, “no, you’re a moron!”.  No, you’re BOTH morons.  You both think your view is right, refuse to hear the other one and resort to personal attacks to resolve the disagreement.

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Not to sound too dogmatic, here.  That is just an illustration to point out how easy it is to show your ass and ACT like a moron.  In many cases of moronic behavior, it is little more than passions run amok rather than a reflection of intelligence or common sense.  Which is why I hate stifling expression except in extreme cases of vulgarity-emotions and tempers will flare.  If someone isn’t a moron, they let that be a teachable moment.  Don’t prove yourself Mayor.  One of the easiest things to do is to make the mistake of judging someone on the Internet.  Only easier is thinking you are falling in love after you get laid. 

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People think I’m a moron because I don’t believe in Gore Warming.  I believe people who ignore Peak Oil are morons.  Both views are wrong.  Gore Warming COULD be true, or Peak Oil COULD be false, but your dogmatic belief in it is NOT proof either way.  People are always confusing dogma with facts.  Yet, we read about Confirmation Bias and then, incredibly, see other people as guilty of it, but not ourselves.  Scientists are just as bad as homeless bums in holding a dogma, proving it to themselves, then thinking they are rational. 

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Humans as a species evolved bigger brains by cooking their food, so that less energy was diverted to digestion and towards brain function, then used that bigger brain to do ONE thing.  And, hint, it isn’t being smarter.  Most of your brain functions go towards social dynamics.  Getting along with a group for protection.  Their brain isn’t used to be smarter, it is used to be a useful member of a group.  And since groups aren’t tribes anymore but professions, nations or even hobbyists, you THINK you see people being morons whereas you should be seeing them as acting with group consensus. 

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Why else are 99% of scientists proclaiming Gore Warming as a fact?  True, a lot of it is the simple answer that grants fund Yes Men and Gore Warming is the approved paradigm.  Then preppers jump on the Gore Warming bandwagon as they proclaim all non-believers are moron, but look how smart they are because scientists are supposedly smart and if you agree with a scientist you are just as smart as they are!  Humping Morons, both of you.  All you are doing is forming a tribe and flinging feces at the opposing tribe.  You THINK you are smart, but you just put on the colors of your selected group.

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These are the things I have to remind myself of, almost every day.  No, Jim, you aren’t as smart as you think you are.  You need to be nice and polite to as many people as possible with other views, because neither of you is any smarter than the other.  We have just selected a tribe and put on their uniform.  Both of us can “prove” how smart we are with selected data, which only proves we are not very smart.  When you think you can prove your side, it is time to look at the other side of the argument.  If you are honest, you can prove their case also.

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No, I don’t mean to imply something like there are no absolutes.  Some reality is easy to verify, such as gravity, or earning the ire of a government official.  The mistake most of us make is taking a theoretical and assuming it is as easily observable as gravity.  But it never is.  So very few of us are NOT blinded by our own internal dialog usually formed more through laziness than true thought.  And, yes, that word is loaded with peril.  Every time someone hears “lazy”, they immediately assume poor character.  I use it here to denote “shortcut”.

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The human mind is not such a terrible thing to waste ( I’m poling fun at the 70’s public service message for the United Negro Fund ).  We are far less smart than we think we are, and mostly that is due to shortcuts we use all the time.  We assume, we “bumper sticker” complex thoughts into shorter simplistic ones, etcetera.  This saves energy, and ours brains use enough excess energy as it is.  The brain works as it does for the simple reason that in times of calorie deficit, your brain still needs to function on an adequate level to survive.  A higher energy consumption brain would endanger its user when excess food wasn’t available.  It is a carburetor rather than a computer.  It doesn’t work anywhere close to what it could, but it always works enough.

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Another shortcut our brain uses?  Assuming other people that don’t act like you are stupid.  Why?  That good ‘ol tribal thing.  It reinforces group cohesion.  What it doesn’t do is actually make you smart.  Beware your brain.  It isn’t your best buddy.  Remember how it treated you all your life?  It made you do some pretty stupid crap, from acting stupid around the opposite sex to acting like a idiot in a mob ( does “’Murica, love it or leave it” sound familiar? How about, “thank you for your service”?  Group think, mob think ).  Stop acting like an idiot and believing everything you tell yourself.

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