The five basic laws of human stupidity by Italian Economist Carlo Cipolla;
The First Basic Law
Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
The Second Basic Law
The probability that a certain person is stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
The Third Basic Law
A stupid person is one who causes losses to another person or a group of people while they gain nothing or may even suffer losses.
The Fourth Basic Law
Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that in any time and place and circumstance dealing and/or hanging out with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
The Fifth Basic Law
Stupid people are the most dangerous type of people.
The First Basic Law
Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
The Second Basic Law
The probability that a certain person is stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
The Third Basic Law
A stupid person is one who causes losses to another person or a group of people while they gain nothing or may even suffer losses.
The Fourth Basic Law
Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that in any time and place and circumstance dealing and/or hanging out with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
The Fifth Basic Law
Stupid people are the most dangerous type of people.
