• TomAwsm@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    You can say the same thing about almost any group of people. But you shouldn’t.

    • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      I’d rather quote MIB: “a person is smart, people are stupid, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.”

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        2 months ago

        Here’s a related one:

        the IQ of a mob is the IQ of its most stupid member divided by the number of mobsters

        ~Terry Pratchett

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      2 months ago

      what! gladys! vernon is over here with his gibberish! can you tell him to tell her to tell that internet person to SPEAK LOUDER

    • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      But you CAN say it about ALL people, and it rings true even there.

      Across all classes, ethnic groups, political ideologies, religions or lack thereof: A good chunk of humanity is just pants-on-head stupid. More than we want to admit.