And who has time to get a PhD in climate science, geology, virology, astronomy, physics, biology, history, chemistry etc.

I am lazy, an adopt Bertrad Russell’s sceptisim framework,

If the excerpts broadly disagree, remain sceptical

If the experts broardy agree and you’re not an expert, you’re a fool to disagree.

These are Cipolla’s five fundamental laws of stupidity:

Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.

Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.

A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.

These are Cipolla’s five fundamental laws of stupidity:

1. Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

2. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.

4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.

5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.

12 hours of work a day is inappropriate.

I did that for years, its so they can run two shifts, had lots of days off though. I worked 14 on 7 off, then 8 on 6 off. Some are 7 on 7 off. 12 hr shift though. They are also paid extremely well. All meals are paid for etc.

What they don’t get is a "normal life ", lots of marital breakdows, spousal abuse when they do get home, parters cheating etc.

The jobs that pay the least are the ones that should pay the most.

Dave Graeber made the pont about some of the most important jobs there are, end up with shitty wages and conditions. What’s more important then food? without it, nothing else can happen.

Prions are scary shit. Not virus, bacteria or fungi but some wrongly folded proteins that are indestructible and contagious:

Indeed, autoclaves don’t kill them, so they can spread on surgical instruments etc as well.

Seguey to an interesting article in the Financial Times about “have we reached peak intelligence”

https://archive.md/oTS42

The.comments from teachers were eye opening.

No place to park should be the motto

Mr Inbetween

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt7472896/

WHAT IN THE SWEET MOTHER OF FUCK MADE YOU THINK THAT, IDIOT?

See #3 then #1.

These are Cipolla’s five fundamental laws of stupidity:

1. Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

2. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.

4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.

5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.

We knew that BEFORE the election and yet elected the LNP anyway, fuck voters.

Jacquie Lambie’s original party.

Trumpet of Patriots, wot even is that supposed to mean, people farting on Australia Day ?

The majority of the voters voted that way, alas you’re seiibg the result play out.

Stay sane !

It reminds the rest of us there are sane American’s, so thank you Mr Vance for that.

They won’t, they’re immensely supportiv"

I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally Conservative. .-- John Stuart Mille

These are Cipolla’s five fundamental laws of stupidity:

1. Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

2. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.

4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.

5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.

Indeed, GAB is a great example, their “freeze peach” or banned :)

Sure, that’s because there are other factors at play. But FPTP is one of the biggest factors, a

I don’t agree Australia has “ranked choice” and we have two big parties dominant. It’s not a FPTP, it’s voters.

Paraphrasing Susan Sontag, 10% of voters are good, 10% evil and 80% can be swayed either way, of that 80% many of us are stupid (in the Cippola sense).

These are Cipolla’s five fundamental laws of stupidity:

1.Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

2.The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

3.A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses

4.Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.

5.A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.

Don’t vote for that shitball? Its not like this is his first rodeo.

How did the other idalnds go? Did Straddie protect them from waves ? Some of the houses on right on the shoreline looked to me to be in trouble.

I like the SMBI’s, caught the Ferry over and looked around a couple times with ideas of moving there, went to Tasmania instead :).