tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648568.post669070507973317034..comments2024-01-23T11:38:28.605-06:00Comments on Rememorandom: People Are Idiots: A Practical Guide to Living Life and Enjoying Every Minute of Itlogankstewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12269634215857320344noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648568.post-4690888282549876232010-12-22T09:12:08.366-06:002010-12-22T09:12:08.366-06:00@Dave: Well, yes and no. Ultimately, if you don&#...@Dave: Well, yes and no. Ultimately, if you don't come to realize that all people are idiots and you do get hurt or see some sort of suffering, you only have bitterness and a bad remainder of a life. Now I'm not saying they don't deserve punishment for their crimes (drunk driving, say), but the family does not deserve to live the rest of their life in grief and pain, either. Accepting <i>people are idiots</i> is accepting that we can't control anything and that the sooner we realize that, the happier we are. Holding on to anger and the like does nothing but mar a life.<br /><br />Of course, this comes from a man who's never had to experience any great evils done to him or his loved ones. Perhaps my worldview would change should something like that happen, but I would hope I would be strong enough to "forgive" the person, but I would still want them brought to justice, too.<br /><br />And watch yourself there, mister. I am an idiot, proved time and time again. If not, I'd have no basis for this argument! ;)logankstewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269634215857320344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648568.post-71926469436119039852010-12-22T02:19:57.153-06:002010-12-22T02:19:57.153-06:00"Why compare one rotten apple to another when..."Why compare one rotten apple to another when no one wants to eat a rotten apple in the first place."<br /><br />Nice line.<br /><br />I don't know... sometimes the idiotic things people do result in pain, injury, death... kind of hard to shrug your shoulders and dismiss something in that case. If some idiot is texting while driving and slams into another car head on, with a family inside... <br /><br />Besides, Logan, you're not an idiot! Therefore, you're the exception to your own rule!David Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594244647778062784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648568.post-23806504789147211742010-12-21T08:49:32.721-06:002010-12-21T08:49:32.721-06:00Tongue in cheek, maybe, but a truth, too. Maybe i...Tongue in cheek, maybe, but a truth, too. Maybe it's more of a philosophical viewpoint (or the evil that is semantics), but the way I see it, if somebody does something idiotic, they're an idiot. Plain and simple.<br /><br />Now I'm not suggesting that we throw manners and courtesy out the window, because I, too, pride myself on tact and being considerate of others, and I genuinely hope others do the same.<br /><br />What it boils down to is that we're all human, we're all made of the same stuff, and we all screw up. Those short-comings should be recognized ASAP, forgiven, and then forgotten. Should we throw justice out the window? Absolutely not. But we should <b>all</b> be more compassionate and considerate of others, especially over petty things that really don't matter.<br /><br />So yes, tongue in cheek, but serious, too. Idiot may be the wrong term to use, but that's the word I like. <i>People are screw ups</i> just doesn't have the same ring to it.logankstewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269634215857320344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648568.post-7618798469700964112010-12-20T17:27:19.799-06:002010-12-20T17:27:19.799-06:00This may be meant to be a bit tongue in cheek, but...This may be meant to be a bit tongue in cheek, but I think there's a distinction that you're missing here. We all do idiotic things, true. I don't think that makes us all idiots. I'm probably guilty of just about every ignorant, careless mistake one could make on the road, but when I do make those mistakes I put my hand out the window and wave to apologize for said mistake. You know, as opposed to putting my one finger out the window to let the other drivers know that I am upset that they had the audacity to call me on my stupid mistake.<br /><br />I pride myself on manners and being considerate of others. If I mess up, I am going to apologize for it and be embarrassed. I guess I have always thought of people who are unashamed of their idiotic behavior as idiots, but if you've already claimed that definition for other purposes then I guess I'll have to come up with another term for those sorts of people. But I'll save that sort of vulgarity for my blog. <br /><br />;)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://kristopherdenby.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Sound and Fury of Kristopher A. Denby</a>Kristopher A. Denbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334903630007014823noreply@blogger.com