The Five Laws of Human Stupidity – 2023 Edition

Are they still valid 50 years later?

I didn’t write these laws; They were initially developed by Carlo Cipolla (1922-2000), a University of California professor of economic history. He first proposed his theory of stupidity in his somewhat satirical book, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. In the book, Cipolla details how stupid people are the most dangerous people on the planet and how we…