Why Are People So Stupid?
I can't imagine the following video having the same result even 30 years ago. I know it's not Wall Street related, but this really bothers me. When did people get so stupid? Is everyone so desperate for celebrity that even its proximity is enough to cause a mob of dimwits? Granted, these are mostly tourists so they're pretty much the lowest form of life on the planet, but this is ridiculous. Who's with me? Is anyone else disheartened that the lowest common denominator has dropped this far? Is the average person's life really this fucking pathetic?





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Dude The Beatles were drowned
Dude The Beatles were drowned out by screaming fans more than 40 years ago. We've always been this dumb (but are probably only getting smarter).
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acronym: Dude The Beatles
Dude The Beatles were drowned out by screaming fans more than 40 years ago. We've always been this dumb (but are probably only getting smarter).
Dude, they were the fucking Beatles. This guy is Joe Shit the Ragman from fucking nowhere.
HAHAHA this is epic!
HAHAHA this is epic!
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I would only feel special
I would only feel special after taking a picture with 3 people: Sinatra, Friedman and Feynman
This shit is nothing new though, general population is that bad.
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Dude The Beatles were drowned out by screaming fans more than 40 years ago. We've always been this dumb (but are probably only getting smarter).
Dude, they were the fucking Beatles. This guy is Joe Shit the Ragman from fucking nowhere.
People have reacted hysterically to celebrity (pretty much by definition) literally since communities were large enough to support celebrities. Since the vast majority of people never interact personally with famous people, I don't see why the distinction between "real" or "imagined" celebrity even matters.
It's a natural tendency to see societal decay where there is none. Don't worry about it; just think of all the fucking dumb shit we no longer practice or believe.
"'In summary, people are morons and who cares. Make a shit ton of money. I've never seen a Ferrari paid for by what people think.' - ANT" -rufiolove
Why is everyone so fucking
Why is everyone so fucking stupid!
Why aren't more peopre interrigent , rike ME!
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Eddie, you forget about all
Eddie, you forget about all those star fuckers that waits outside of premiers or award shows just to see a celebrity in real life. And ya ppl are stupid, why do u think the CPA pass rate is under 50% when anyone from non target school with 3.0 GPA can pass it.
Awesome. And yeah, don't even
Awesome. And yeah, don't even pretend you would have kept your cool if you saw the Beatles.
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The thing is, Eddie, that
The thing is, Eddie, that even though this guys isn't a real celebrity, would it be any better if he were? Why do people scream, cry, and want to take pictures with people they only know from a form of media? What is fame if not the adulation of the public for a person(s), they do not have any familial or social ties? So, even with 'real' celebrities, that seems pretty ridiculous to me.
This experiment illuminates how much people rely on social cues to inform their actions- a modern day Milgram or Zimbardo.
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Brad said it best
Brad said it best
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Yes, people are this stupid.
Yes, people are this stupid. I've told people that I live/work in NYC and they'll ask me if I "hang out with Justin Timberlake" because "I heard he has a restaurant there." Yes...yes I do.
Also, anyone else laughing hysterically at 0:45?
rls: The thing is, Eddie,
The thing is, Eddie, that even though this guys isn't a real celebrity, would it be any better if he were? Why do people scream, cry, and want to take pictures with people they only know from a form of media? What is fame if not the adulation of the public for a person(s), they do not have any familial or social ties? So, even with 'real' celebrities, that seems pretty ridiculous to me.
This experiment illuminates how much people rely on social cues to inform their actions- a modern day Milgram or Zimbardo.
Yeah, this is a much more intelligent way of phrasing what I was going to say. The real question is whether it's worth it to act that way around anyone, and if you think so, isn't it more appropriate to act this way with people who benefit society (Ghandi, etc.)?
These are people who bring entertainment, however. Movie stars and musicians are famous because they bring us momentary samples of joy without intellectual investment. Their fame, however, is also as short-lived as our collective attention span. Only the greatest of entertainers may be revered beyond his lifespan or the length of his career.
The great movers of the world are remembered long after their life is over. People devote their lives to studying the men and women who do change society. Genghis Khan, Adolf Hitler, Cleopatra, are persons who for their actions good and evil, have changed the world and have earned REAL fame (infamy).
This guy, with his 30 minutes of fame in NYC, is a nobody. He is ONE person, in ONE city, out of six BILLION people, who has earned 30 minutes of attention from persons relying solely on the SOCIAL CUES we rely on every day to command our actions. He is a blip in the radar of life, the world, and everything that happens.
TL;DR: Economics always works, in this case social economics, and this guy's shit won't last until the next day.
Awesome. Props to the kid for
Awesome. Props to the kid for this bit of social engineering.
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....I....I'm speechless.
....I....I'm speechless.
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While I do think this is
I feel the same way towards
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I don't perceive this as
Also, what is with the
Haha! That's hilarious.
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This is a funny video. The
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