It's a good question, isn't it? I remember someone said "you're stupid" to me because I don't know about something. Yeah, yeah, whatever, you smartass. Oh, did you know that I think you're stupid? Oh, you don't, then, are you stupid by any chance?
Usually, stupid is used when
1. People don't know about something, so others call them stupid.
2. People can't understand about something, or slow to grasp the idea, so others call them stupid.
3. People can't do something that others can, so those others call them stupid.
4. Just for fun.
So, am I stupid?
~If by stupid, one means "knowing less than one does not know" that is there are more things I don't know than things I know. Then I am stupid, and so is everyone. Did you know that when you type "I am extremely" in Google search, you'll get racist suggestions. Did you know that in English every continent starts and ends with the same letter? (What the hell were those?). There are just things I don't know, no matters what I do. Study? The more I study, I realise there are more things I don't know and if I am stupid because I don't know, doesn't that mean the more I study, the stupider I become? An additional reason for me to not study and be lazy.
~If by stupid, one means "I can't comprehend about something", no doubt, I am stupid. No further explanation needed I think. I can't understand why you call me stupid because something doesn't make sense to me, so I guess I am stupid by your definition. Do you think you can understand everything in this world? Take your time then. Good luck.
~If by stupid, one means "I can't do things that most of you can", you can put me in your "list of stupid people you know". Since all of you can do it and are smart, but I'm the only one here that can't and stupid. You're the common, and I'm the unique. I'm stupid, but the winner here. There is only one stupid and so many smart asses? I'm a rare, endangered species. There will be soon conservation law for me. You'll have to protect me. What? I admit I'm stupid, but you're not happy with that. What else do you want from me?
~If I do something that all of you can't understand or don't even bother trying to know why I did that, but like to offer a "that's stupid" or "you're stupid" comment, then I humbly accept your kind offer. You know, something like turning down the scholarship from a prestigious university. I know, stupid yeah? Don't you know why I'm so stupid? Because apparently, I got a job offer from overseas company and not only that, they agree to pay for my tuition fee for studying in that country university. (That's an example, not a true story, I'm too dumb to be able to get scholarship anyway). Yeah, just because you don't bother asking, I'm stupid.
~If it's just for fun, obviously I don't mind you call me stupid. I'm stupid, you're stupid, so what? Let the smarts do the thinking, they invent iphone, laptops, new mobile phones, fast internet or whatever. Let them be, and let us be the ones who enjoy. Just because they invent iphone, doesn't mean they get a better iphone than we do. They get paid more than we do? Don't worry, just because they get paid 10 times more than we do, doesn't mean they can eat 30 meals per day or have 120 hours per day to play games or travel to 10 places at the same time or have 10 spouses or wear 10 shirts and trousers with a ring on each finger. Agree?
I'm stupid because I don't know, understand, or able to do something. Then, I'm stupid because most of the people don't understand what I'm trying to do. Next, because others can't understand why I'm doing the stupid thing, they're stupid as well (point number 2). That forms a stupid cycle, a cycle where because I'm stupid, you're stupid and because you're stupid, I'm stupid. Long story short, I'm indeed stupid. Why? Thinking normally, it's because I met all the criteria above. Brilliantly otherwise, the reason is "I need to write a freaking long article to tell you I'm stupid".
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Am I stupid?
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