The Origin of Stupid

Where did stupid come from? How did people become so inept? How can people feign ignorance to the point of ignominy? And most importantly, where did such a practice come from in the first place?

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You're looking at it the wrong way. In the beginning there was only stupid.

Also, its much easier to make yourself instantly less intelligent than the reverse.

"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe." - Frank Zappa