Quote Originally Posted by Soulforged
That's interesting. I also consider lottery to be stupid, but people make a lot of economic decisions that we could consider stupid, perhaps confusing them with irrational. However I don't believe we could safely equate irrationality with stupidity.
I think they are linked as often as they are not.

You're aware of the raves right, or the Creamfields. People senselessly following a beating. Not my piece of cake, perhaps someone loves electronic music, not me. However as an example of the mass society phenomenum it fits perfectly.
I am aware but like you it is not my piece of cake either so I lack insight into the experience. Seems like a good example of a mass society phenomenon but on a smaller scale, how many people really fit in a club.

I meant it more in the context of my definition. One thing is to be ignorant, all people are ignorant of something, but another thing is to celebrate that ignorancy. That's what I call an stupid person, however it's more difficult to establish stupid things, perhaps there's not any stupid things only stupid people.
That makes sense to me.

Perhaps it's mate . But do you agree with the extreme position I briefly exposed in my first post? We've to be more ignorant/stupid or more intelligent?
Oh, I think we should all try and be as knowledgeable as we reasonably can in whatever field of work we are in or in whatever interests we have. A knowledgeable and diverse society should make less stupid mistakes if it takes the time to consider the facts, history and probable outcomes. That said I don’t think everyone needs to know everything about everything as long as someone does and can be called upon when needed, this could allow others to be comfortable knowing everything they are not in charge of or knowledgeable of is taken care of while they are blissfully ignorant of the details. Stupid is never good but I think ignorance, bliss and knowledge can all sleep in the same bed.