I am done with stupid people. Just done.

[Yavin4]

My New Year's resolution is to avoid stupid people at all costs. If that means that I have to live like a hermit, so be it. I'm not watching cable news. I'm not watching comedy shows that make fun of cable news. I'm not watching Trump nor any other Republican. I'm not watching MAGA podcasts, not following MAGA Twitter, not watching MAGA YouTube videos.

I do BlueSky. I do DU. I watch streaming TV shows, and most importantly, I study. I just want to spend the rest of my life learning, and I want to spend my time with people who value learning and understanding.

Learning makes the stupid go away.

[MayReasonRule]

1. May Reason Rule Where Delusion Dwells

[enough]

21. A prayer for the ages.

[MayReasonRule]

65. Although I'm Not One To Pray... I Wholeheartedly Agree With Your Sentiment...

Happy Saturday y'all!

[Ocelot II]

2. They are very hard to avoid.

It is said that no matter where you are in the world, you are never more than six feet away from a spider. Stupid people are more noticeable (and more pernicious) than spiders, but no matter where you are in the world, there's a stupid person somewhere nearby, either physically or virtually, who's prepared to make your life unpleasant. I'll take spiders, thank you very much.

[Katcat]

4. Oh lordy

I gave you a rec for that but dang, I hate spiders! All those legs and hairy spots bug me and I don’t know why.

[DontBelieveEastisEas]

19. " bug me ", pun intended?

[yorkster]

35. Plus the unpredictable reactions to 🕷 bites...

[Conjuay]

45. if it's any consolation,

bugs outnumber us; there are trillions of them. So DON’T get them angry!

[rondawson]

5. Done With Stupid

You took the words right out of my mouth. My sentiments exactly.

[DoBW]

6. Zappa had a interesting take on it

"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."
-- Frank Zappa

[Borogove]

11. Reminds me of a couple of Einstein quotes regarding stupidity.

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has limits.”

“Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe.”

[calimary]

18. And I absolutely love THESE quotes, too!

I collect quotes and use one of ‘em at the start of our Indivisible group’s weekly Call to Action email. That’s gonna start cranking back up again this weekend.


Einstein quotes regarding stupidity. Keepers For SURE:
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has limits.”

“Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe.”

[DoBW]

33. Truth....nt

[calimary]

16. I LOVE this quote!

Keeping it!!!

"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."
-- Frank Zappa

Just another reason to find Frank Zappa utterly fascinating.

[DoBW]

34. dressed up ...

[calimary]

40. I used to think he was kinda funny-looking.

But this photo shows he was actually rawther handsome.

[3catwoman3]

41. A touch of Sam Elliott about him...

…in that photo.

[Roy Rolling]

44. Many Agree With You?

This was a post I saw today on DU. https://www.democraticunderground.com/113816392

[keepthemhonestO]

7. I am feeling

This also.

I thought I would pop up and have some small talk and ask how they were all doing this week and there is a new girl up there. The new girl seemed so sweet, friendly enough but out of the blue asked me do I believe in global warming and I was like oh yes of course. I thought maybe being middle age white girl that maybe I looked like the type that believed that maga crap. However she went on to say that she believes this is just natural phase the the earth goes through.

We moved on from that conversation quickly somehow we got on to cars and one of the girls was talking about how she got pulled over for not having insurance or it had lapsed or something. The new girl goes oh good reminder I better go get my car insurance. Basically she's just driving around with out insurance waiting to be arrested. I mean I just don't know what to do with people, I can't deal. This is why I can't do small talk. 🤪

We have all these people going down these rabbit holes of flat Earth and whatever conspiracy theories they think it's real and I don't I just don't know what to do,what a world. 🤦

[PJMcK]

8. I"m with you!

We gave up on network news decades ago and now cable goes in the ash can. They were all wrong and why pay for crap?

Print media? My decades long favorite, The New York Times is dead to me. Same for WaPo and LA Times.

In the past week, I've decided to abandon three friends I've known a long time because of their support for Trump. Because they live in an alternate reality, we have no commonality so there's no point in trying to relate to one another. Simply put, fuck 'em.

We're looking at opportunities in other countries since the re-ascendence of Trump-- and other authoritarians around the world-- signals troubled times ahead. There is an historical example a mere 90 years ago.

The diminishment of public education has dumbed-down several generations of Americans to the point that far too many people lack critical thinking skills. They don't have a civics knowledge of how our governments work. Many were raised in some level privilege by so-called helicopter parents and have developed a laissez-faire perspective of our country. This is one of the profound effects of Republican efforts to mess up public education. The Founding Fathers knew that an educated public was necessary for a functional democracy. After all, if you don't know about your leaders, how can you choose them?

Meanwhile, I've always loved your screen name. Wetyin's Colony might be a swell place to retire to.

[Bob in the Land]

9. I feel like I could have written the same post.

I don’t have enough years left to deal with stupid.

[PJMcK]

10. Another lost relationship

After I posted above, I realized I'm done with my cousin and her husband. They are the archetypal MAGA stupids and I just cannot look at them in any way without contempt. They will be among the most hurt by Trump and Project 2025 but because of their ignorance, they'll never see it coming. Then they'll blame Democrats because they're idiots.

[Upthevibe]

17. PJMcK.................

Fortunately, I have no MAGA's in my friend group or family...

[PJMcK]

32. Quite soon I'll be there, too

It has become intolerable to deal with rank idiocy.

[orleans]

12. i'm gonna disagree with your last line

learning does not make the stupid go away -- you might get smarter but they will still be there

(unless you meant that when people learn it makes their own stupid go away... b/c they're learning

[Sneederbunk]

13. Unfortunately they are not done with you.

[DeepWinter]

14. Fair warning

BlueSky has it's MAGA groups building in numbers.

Upside - They are quick to ban.

Downside - I've seen them ban everyone violating the TOS. Left, right, center. Maybe not a bad thing. Obey the TOS.

[Aristus]

15. I have been done with stupid people for as long as I can remember.

I was pretty young when I realized I was a thinking person on a planet overpopulated with brainless meat puppets who screw up everything with their fecklessness and corrosive idiocy.

[3catwoman3]

42. Well said, Aristus.

[lavoosh99]

54. I've always felt

I was a precocious child in a world full of naked emperors. Lately it seems we (DUers, progressives, liberals) are corks of sanity floating in a sea of lunatics.

[JCMach1]

20. Noble sentiments

But I fear idiocy always finds a way.


I wish I was just kidding.

[dobleremolque]

22. Before you write off YouTube videos, watch this one on the "5 Laws of Stupidity," please. It'll give

you some new tools to reveal who the stupid really are.

?si=byJaXHIwFeG0RWrP

[Morbius]

31. Interesting, but...

Last edited Thu Jan 2, 2025, 10:48 PM - Edit history (1)

I've always thought that stupidity is contagious, and that no one can claim immunity. I may not be an inherently stupid person, but that doesn't mean I'm not stupid sometimes. On the other hand, I have noticed that really, really stupid people think they're really, really smart. Which scares me, a little.








Edited for spelling. See? Stupidity reigns.

[OldBaldy1701E]

38. Good Old Dunning Kruger! (n/t)

[intrepidity]

36. Interesting

Nearly all magats qualify: harm to themselves plus harm to others (lose-lose).

Trump nearly qualifies, but he's got just enough self-interest to be also classified as a bandit (win-lose).

This world needs more win-win people, my favorite kind.

[underpants]

53. Thanks. 👀 checking it out later

[ZDU]

23. Salud!

You have my full vote of confidence, understanding and support too!

[LilElf70]

24. Avoid stupid people at all costs?

Sheeeeeeet... Dat's a full time job all by itself. I see them every day.

[DownriverDem]

25. There's several

left leaning broadcasters on YouTube (free one). You can subscribe to them so they come up. I like MeidasTouch among others.

[Dave Bowman]

26. I'm done with the Magats. Some people are dumb but not that dumb.

[Unladen Swallow]

27. Are you at all concerned about getting

curated information that is too one-sided, and potentially missing out on something? That's a big fear of mine. I like to read and look at things from as many sides as possible.

[Wonder Why]

28. Well, yet another person won't deal with me. And that includes my wife.

But, hey, we've been married 52+ years and I can't remember which one she is anyway.

So losing my best friend, Yavin4, won't bother me.

[beyondtimes]

29. I am a carbon copy

of your changes in lifestyle. No cable news. No videos of Tump or his maga cult. NO NO audio of his mentally deranged voice spewing nonsensical word salad. I just do you tube videos of my favorite democratic pundits and democratic underground. Until 2029!!!!

[Groundhawg]

30. good luck not having to deal with these people. It isn't possible IMHO

[dchill]

37. No, you're not. It's not possible to be completely done with them.

No matter what you do, at least one of them will track you down!

[Figarosmom]

39. Me too

That's what I've been doing since the election. Maybe I'll even start drawing and painting again even though I can't see. Monet did.

[BigmanPigman]

43. I realized that I am a misanthrope 2 years ago.

Recently I re-watched the film There Will Be Blood. The main character explained that his goal of becoming enormously wealthy was so he could build a house and live alone and away from all humans. He said he'd rather be left alone since he had learned to hate people over the years through his life's experiences.

Ditto!

[PennRalphie]

46. What's the definition of stupid people?

Choosing to not visit a website with content you know you won’t like is easy. So is avoiding news that you know will anger or depress you.

What about other people that you know you must interact with in life? How do you determine their intelligence? Do you quiz your doctor’s receptionist? Or the cashier at your local grocery store? The person processing your property tax payments?

Permanent isolation that’s being chosen to avoid “stupid people” can’t be healthy.

I hope you find the comfort you seek.

[Yavin4]

48. Red hats with MAGA on them provides a big clue

I'll start there.

[PennRalphie]

49. If you're not going anywhere

You can’t see red hats.

Like many here, you’re refusing to associate with anyone with a different political belief. Certainly your choice. I’ve read thread after thread after thread of DU’ers bragging about disowning family and ending life long friendships over politics.

What’s the strategy to get them to your side in the future? After disowning and ending friendships, you’re going to “hope” they see the error of their vote and come crawling back to your side? I highly doubt that happens.

Before this election, I was posting about VP Harris strategy in PA. The economy here is booming. Not one ad about that. In fact, the opposite. The message was I know the economy is bad, I’ll fix it.

The strategy of the Democratic Party and those of you who refuse to associate with anyone who doesn’t agree with you is going to work in 26 and 28?

By then, you might be, as you claim, a hermit. With no way to affect the vote of any of the “stupid people”.

Good luck.

[mgardener]

47. Me too.

I just can't anymore.

[Permanut]

50. Sad that the stupid may doom the human race..

Maybe the cockroaches will treat the planet better when they take over.

I'd like to come back to Earth for a visit 10,000 years from now just to see what happened.

[yagotme]

51. Meme from The Sixth Sense:

"I see stupid people. And they don't even know they're stupid."

Line from "Riddick":

"Is it true that 1/2 of the people you meet, are below average intelligence?"

[maxsolomon]

52. Sorry. You live in America

Stupid People aren't done with you.

[SunSeeker]

55. Not me. They will not stop hearing from me for the next 4 years, whether in person or online.

I will constantly remind them how much they've been had by their Orange King.

[Swede]

56. Just had an interaction with a MAGA christian.

It was about Noah's Ark. I posted how long did it take for the penguins take to walk to the middle east for the grand tour? Also, did no one else have boats?

He goes, there was no winter back then. Read a book I post. Then he goes "How can anyone survive on a boat for 300 days?" I post back "Exactly!"

Stupid is, as stupid does.

[Montauk6]

57. Make sure you have a good unlimited data plan...

Your phone will be a good savior when the waiting room, airport, gym, etc. are blasting Fox News.

[Yavin4]

58. I'll just strap on my headphones and listen to a podcast.

I don't even turn on my TV for most of the day.

[GoneOffShore]

59. From Sir Terry Pratchett

.....Polly decided that she knew enough to be going on with. ‘The enemy wasn't men, or women, or the old, or even the dead. It was bleedin' stupid people, who came in all varieties. And no one had the right to be stupid.'

Sir Terry Pratchett - Monstrous Regiment

[The Wizard]

60. Avoid stupid people

They'll just get you in trouble, and they always need a favor.

[alterfurz]

61. Against stupidity, even the gods themselves fight in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller

Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results. -- Margaret Atwood

[YoshidaYui]

62. Stupid people

[OMGWTF]

63. For at least the last ten years my New Year's resolution has been to

keep idiots and assh0les out of my life. It is glorious to only associate with smart, kind people. I recommend that everyone do that.

[ThePartyThatListens]

66. I dunno OP

I just don't know.