Comments on: The Definition of Stupidity http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/03/the-definition-of-stupidity/ skillful means for conscious living Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:08:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: timethief http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/03/the-definition-of-stupidity/#comment-3488 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:28:04 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3310#comment-3488 Watching thus video was a real eye opener for me and that’s why I shared it. We all bear responsibility for behaving in stupid ways and perpetuating more stupidity. We are a society that’s dumbing down. I don’t lay all the responsibility at the feet of the media and advertising either because they simply dish out what we demand. I also agree with you final sentence the more technology advances the stupider we become.

]]> By: Funkkeejooce http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/03/the-definition-of-stupidity/#comment-3487 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:22:53 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3310#comment-3487 I found the documentary quite amusing and informative. It’s funny how the word stupidity is over-used but still people have difficulty defining it. Stupidity, I guess is quite relative. I find, the more we advance technologically, the more stupidness we breed, I guess due to a more extensive media coverage that has become a replacement for good literature.
.-= Funkkeejooce´s last blog ..Me and Ma =-.

]]> By: timethief http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/03/the-definition-of-stupidity/#comment-3486 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:02:33 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3310#comment-3486 Perhaps academics think that education will overcome stupidity, but it obviously doesn’t.

Well said. :)

]]> By: Soirette http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/03/the-definition-of-stupidity/#comment-3485 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:55:29 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3310#comment-3485 Interesting video and true.

David Brooks in his book Bobos in Paradise talks about “proudly illiterate culture” (quoted in Pannapacker). I encounter students too often who just don’t want to know about anything beyond what they already know.

Perhaps academics think that education will overcome stupidity, but it obviously doesn’t. (Mea culpa!)
.-= Soirette´s last blog ..Little Black Meme =-.

]]> By: timethief http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/03/the-definition-of-stupidity/#comment-3484 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:17:06 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3310#comment-3484 I’ve likewise submitted a request for acquisition to my local library because I think this documentary is well worth watching. The dumbing down is without doubt a phenomena that we can witness everywhere in our culture. I honestly can’t imagine what it would be like to live where you live. I live in a location where right wingers are very lonely souls.

]]> By: timethief http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/03/the-definition-of-stupidity/#comment-3483 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:11:51 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3310#comment-3483 You’re welcome and thanks for the feedback.

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