People are Stupid.

It is not a real road, but a metaphorical road call survival, with the meaning of procreation... Like the old Joke: Once there were these two Chinese; and now look at how many there are...

Part of the reason there are so many stupid people is that the intelligent ones figure out how to make money rather than babies...They leave the fun part to others and wonder why they are unhappy... Well da... No one is happy, but the ones with the kids are too busy to care...

I enjoy this post Fido, but I must protest that I am pretty happy. Still, I have seen than many parents don't have the nesc. free time for unhappiness. That's a good line, my friend. A friend of mine just became a father, and I think it's safe to say that it was the best experience of his life. I was talking to a man transfigured, enlivened with purpose, pure purpose. I told my old man about it, and the same gleam came to his eye. I could tell that he too was changed forever by parenthood.

Thus, young students are forced to find deversions to occupy their attention, and all the while, they are bombarded with 'ideal' images that are pushed my mega corporations to media consumers. And through this process of turning these various ideal images into their realities, people become little stupid drone that are easily manipulated to devote large portions of their lives acquiring their 'dream' lives.

Honestly, everyone is taking a piece of satire or parody even, way too far. Seriously, lighten up everyone. This piece was intentionally short-sighted and overly dramatic, but that was the point. The idea was to provide some fodder for discussion that was diametrically opposed to most people. Instead a bunch of ninnies got their panties in a bunch and began to defend specifics to gross generalities.

Seriously, other than Reconstructo, and possibly mister kitten, no one got it. Jebediah tried at least, but both ken and plato failed miserably.

Anyway, since everyone wants some sort of literal discussion, here is a little post that is a bit slanted towards the direction that I want to propose to be a fact:

The education system is generally set up in order to promote the ideas of the controlling powers of the society. Most teachers in the public education system are neutered in that they must teach to passing tests, rather than real learning. Thus, school is boring and more of something that a young student is forced to do, rather than something they would want to do even if they didn't have to. Thus, young students are forced to find deversions to occupy their attention, and all the while, they are bombarded with 'ideal' images that are pushed my mega corporations to media consumers. And through this process of turning these various ideal images into their realities, people become little stupid drone that are easily manipulated to devote large portions of their lives acquiring their 'dream' lives.

Anyway, here is a start to a more 'serious' discussion since no one got it the first time. I was a bit more obvious. I know there are exceptions so don't bother to tell me because I ALREADY KNOW. Remember, these are some generalities that a few select overachievers will not skew the general trend.

Grow up and quit whining about profanity. Sure, I am a moderator, but what is your point. I am not capable of swearing? I am not allowed? It was a stupid rule and it no longer is.

We know everything, but we do not know unintended consequences of our actions.

People aren't stupid they're just hypnotized.

..and ....................just how are they typnotized?

Probably hypnotizability had some evolutionary benefit. It may have been a good survival instinct to be hypnotized back in our monkey days. A naturally arising organization around some leader in order to escape or fight off predators or in order to hunt and acquire food. But its an instinct we must grow out of because the environment has changed and the forms of social organization have changed.

We need to wake up from the nightmare of prehistory.

I'm afraid that I have to disagree, I don't understand anything of our reasoning. Who should have hypnotized us? Could you link some scientific article about this, or is it just from your imagination?

But if you think it's mass marketing manipulation, or group think then it would be better terms, not hypnotization.

Sure group think is a sort of hypnotism. I think hypnotism is the broader term as, for example, one individual can hypnotize another with no one else around. Who is doing the hypnotizing? I think many of us are hypnotizing each other but of course there is also the type of TV, radio, music, art etc that does more to lower consciousness i.e. make it subconscious rather than raise consciousness. I don't have any scientific articles ready at hand but you may want to think about it without relying on the authority of scientists. Authority and hypnotism are closely linked. And many authorities are themselves hypnotized.

..and ....................just how are they typnotized?

Probably hypnotizability had some evolutionary benefit. It may have been a good survival instinct to be hypnotized back in our monkey days. A naturally arising organization around some leader in order to escape or fight off predators or in order to hunt and acquire food. But its an instinct we must grow out of because the environment has changed and the forms of social organization have changed.

We need to wake up from the nightmare of prehistory.

But just how are stupid people hypnotized? I think that was the question.

People aren't stupid they're just hypnotized.

Let me summarize your point:

People are stupid, because people work for evil corporations.

Solution:
Perhaps people should work for non-profits.

Now, let me see if I understand you. A biologist who (say) discovered a cure for cancer would be stupid because he was educated (and got a Ph.D. in biology)? If that is not what you are saying, then what is it you are saying? If anything. (I surmise that education and you are not getting along, and that you are expressing your hostility to education in general. It sounds like a personal matter).

You know i am right. You just don` t want to look bad.

Here's what I wrote.
(It's intended as a correction to the title of the thread.)

As for how hypnotism works, How Stuff Works has an article on it.

HowStuffWorks "How Hypnosis Works"

Very interesting article, but least in Denmark we consider hypnosis unscientific. Sure some are affected, but they are considerd weak and easily manipulated, hysterical vunerable to suggestion.

Through hypnosis you can plant false experiences in weak people, and therefore can't be considerd relyable.