Post #614278

2026-03-10 13:55 UTC

People in other countries are not dumb and neither are Americans. Making decisions as a collective and on a national level is really difficult. Americans voices are just amplified because they dominate media and the economy. This is further amplified by the fact that the state and structures support perverse incentives and systematically reward people for not acting in collective interest. Thinking you’re smart and everyone else is dumb is such an immature “I’m 14 and this is deep” kinda bullshit that it really males me think negatively of the person expressing this opinion. Stop blaming people (who are your peers and neighbours and community) and start blaming leaders and systems. But I guess none of this makes for a quick, funny meme.

Replies (6)

@Mulligrubs__dup_17160@lemmy.world 2026-03-10 14:37

It’s a joke. She knows there is no God. She’s an absurdist …you just don’t get it

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@MerryJaneDoe@lemmy.world 2026-03-10 14:51

A person can be smart. “People” are not. Groupthink changes a person, especially when tribalism is involved. The masses are easily led by “us vs. them” narratives.

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@TotallynotJessica__dup_32908@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-03-10 15:52

It is a literal child thinking this in the story

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@PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2026-03-10 16:22

and neither are Americans. The majority of adults in your country can’t read above a 6th grade level. About 25% of adults are functionally illerate. Might want to rethink that opening line.

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@HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 2026-03-10 16:57

68% of them are stupid or evil or both. I can blame both them and leadership at the same time. Why should I forgive them? Honest question.

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@Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-03-10 17:47

This is a real measurable phenomenon. 65% of Americans think they have above average intelligence. People who are smart downgrade their own intelligence, slightly. People who are idiots greatly over estimate their intelligence. The deltas are separated by multiple magnitudes. A more mundane version of this, 85% of drivers think they are above average drivers. If you cannot surmise from this that most people are actually less smart than they think, the most polite way I can put that is that the problem is not with those who are calling out the issue. A quarter of society is unable to recognize they are below average. That is real problem. It is serious problem. It’s made worse because a large chunk of society is composed of stupid people thinking they are smarter than the smart people. This isn’t new. It is not imagined. It is not exaggerated. It is measurable. It is very real. Denialists doom us all because stupid people glob to their comforting lies.

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