Stupid People     As this is the first rant that I've done, we'll see how it goes. The topic for today, as you've hopefully guessed from the title of the page (look up dumbass!), is stupid people. I'm not talking about people that work at McDonalds or that do shitty jobs. A person is not deemed as a stupid person just because they have a shitty job. Everyone has had a shitty job at one point or another. As a matter of fact, if you haven't, you're treading on the "stupid person" territory. You need to have a shitty job, one that requires you to do tasks that you absolutely hate and there is an ogerish person informing you that you're doing it wrong. This builds character. Don't get me wrong, this rant is not going to turn into a "fuck work" or "I hate my job,” rant. Working gives people a purpose and something to do while you're on the earth for an estimated 70+ years (the stats differ if you don't live in the good old U.S. of A.).     But getting back to the topic, stupid people are the people that you find in exactly the same place they were multiple years ago. Stupid people do not learn like you or I, they stagnate. They become so accustomed to their (stupid) ways that they do not grow and become smart people. Think about the top ten people that get under your skin or that you dislike. Now, do they fit the first criteria? I would place a lot of money on the fact that at least half them do. If they don't, you probably shouldn't read any further, because you have failed my first point and are possibly a stupid person yourself. Leave now.     The next qualification of being a stupid person pertains to the people that invent stereotypes and the people that make the aforementioned people invent said stereotype. Stereotypes are the epitome of everything that is wrong with the world today. Well, that and shitty beer, but I digress. I've been classified as everything from white trash to a preppie, from a drug addict loser to a goody too shoes, from egotistical to self-loathing. Seriously, is it possible to be all of those at the same time? You're damn right it is. Stereotypes had to be invented by some stupid ass psychologist that wanted to make more money by telling people how fucked up they were. You know what? People are fucked up. We don't need classifications to tell us that. I flip myself off in the mirror on a regular basis. Does that make me insane? Fuck, no, it makes me saner that the posers who refuse to embarrass themselves by admitting that they're stupid people. The old adage that you can't judge a book by its cover is so true it's kind of scary. Give yourself ten minutes to get to know the person you think is the biggest idiot you know. You're opinion may very well change (unless he/she is a "stupid person"). Fuck stereotypes and fuck all the people that believe in them or keep them in existence.     Next would be people who want attention without actively achieving a deed to warrant that attention. I'm talking about the people that persist on doing things that will hopefully get others to give them a certain reaction. This includes the people who whine on a consistent basis about nothingness. Don't get me wrong, sometimes you need to vent, it's healthy. I do it myself and there is nothing wrong with most of it. The part that there is something wrong with is the part where it has no basis in reality. The people who whine, bitch, moan and complain to people for the sake of getting attention. This is somewhat of a touchy subject, but those people who try to get negative attention by demoralizing themselves in a way to seem like stupid people. You know what happens when you try to make yourself look stupid? If I have to answer that question for you, you should not have been reading this.     Fourthly, people who ask insanely stupid questions and waste time with getting an answer to said question. Q."Why do we breathe?" A."Why don't you stop and when you've mastered the ability to not waste our air, let me know." Q."Why do people think I'm stupid?" A."They don't. They're humoring you in a reverse-oxymoronic-sort-of-way."     I could be here all night with examples of stupid questions, but I would prefer to not lower your intelligence in an effort to point out the obvious. I would like to believe that someday something (nuclear war, famine, stupidity disease) will happen and rid us of this curse, but unfortunately I don't think the mass appeal of stupidity will be overcome by a need to solve the problem. Some friends of mine once had the idea to invent stupid people traps, and I think it's a damn good idea. The premise behind this was routinely mundane tests that, if failed, would lead to the death and obliteration of said person. An example would be a lever clearly marked "Do Not Pull" and if the person were to pull it, they would be sucked into an endless vacuum. I pray for this day to happen.     The above covers a huge majority of society, so I'm not quite sure that I want to continue this, as I don't know how many people are still here. I would write a paragraph on misconceptions, but I believe that is covered above. Don't get me wrong, there are far more stupid people out there and far more reasons for them to be called stupid, but I will cover that in a later chapter. The views expressed above are the sole property of Closed Socket Industries. Comments, suggestions, disapproval? Talk to me: