Article created by: Robertas Lisickis
There are only a few things in this reality that are truly infinite: numbers, the universe, and human stupidity, just to name a few. But it never stops people from trying to measure it. Or at least ponder the prospects.
Take stupidity, for instance. Redditors recently shared some of the stupidest things they think people can actually do. And, yes, much of it is off the chart, but just like the scale, you can come up with infinitely appropriate measures to match its level of stupidity. And you can rate all of these stupid things in our curated list below!
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eXgam3 said: Buying NFTs mixmaster7 replied: “Sorry, I was busy right-clicking on that Beeple video and downloading the same file the person paid millions of dollars for.” Emu1981 replied: What makes NFTs worse is the fact that you are not even buying the item in question but rather you are just buying a blockchain link to said item. At least with crypto like Bitcoins you are buying something with perceived value (the particular blockchain link that represents the coin). For what it is worth, I still sometimes kick myself for not buying some Bitcoins back in the early days when they were worth basically nothing just for the "lulz" at the time.
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Fight against free healthcare. It’s never made sense to me. You can be from any political party, have billions or nothing, live on the streets or a mansion… but you’ll still need healthcare. So why don’t we want our taxes to pay for that?
And yes, the level of care and waiting times and blah blah blah. Nothing is perfect when you first start. But work on improving it as we go and 10-50 years it’s great. We could all have healthcare for free that works or we keep arguing and have this same discussion in 50 years while some people suffer.
Edit: And when I say “free”, obviously our taxes pay for it. But it becomes part of the budget like education and military.
Go to Vegas.
I'm from the UK and it seems like half the people I know wanna go to Vegas for their stag do, or get married there. Like it's the mecca of America for an amazing time out but to me it just looks like the worst aspects of America. All gaudiness and financial ruin with no substance.
There's lots of places in America I'd love to see like New Orleans, Alaska or Yellowstone Park - but Vegas is just absolutely one of the things I think I'd absolutely find boring and awful.
Atzkicica said:
Forgiving people who are totally unapologetic unchanging abusers. Nope.
gabdelacruz replied:
You know what's more annoying? A person that tries to convince you to forgive someone just because "he's a family/relative", even if they totally don't know what horrible things the offender did to you.
paraworldblue replied:
People like that seem to think family is a sacred bond, but it's not. If someone doesn't deserve that bond, you're not obligated to maintain it. Forgiving abuse just for the sake of "keeping the family together" hurts the entire family.
subtect said:
Buy that shiny newer version of a thing you already have.
The_Iron_Gunfighter replied:
Never buy new things until yours is broken or the upgraded version is tangibly superior in ways that matter.
gamedude88 replied:
Or the item no longer has security updates.
Ok[Phalis]-ist28 said:
Riding a motorcycle without leathers. A million things can happen so fast and there you are, sliding down the pavement leaving a meat schmear.
ArtRepresentative634 replied:
My stepdad, who is a former EMT, was diving on the freeway and a couple on a motorcycle went past him, then got loose or the tire lost traction, they fell and slid in front of him, he slammed the breaks barely missing them.
Went into EMT mode to help them. They were both wearing helmets at least. Guy was wearing a jacket and pants, Lady was in a tang top and shorts. Needless to say, she lost A LOT of skin!
barefootgodzilla said:
Spelunking underground caves.
mockity replied:
Going anywhere that requires you to breath in so your rib cage will fit and hope that you’ll have room to breathe/get free/see sunlight again in the other side. No thank you.
Caryria replied:
I watched a BBC series with Rufus Sewell where he gets swept into an underground cave system and the only way out is through a tight gap that he has to get on his belly to wriggle through. He starts squeezing through and gets stuck and has a full on panic attack. I was literally on the verge of having one with him.
Southafricafootfaery replied:
Nope nope, just your comment almost gave me one!
I_Like_Cheetahs said:
Free solo climbing is incredibly stupid. I don't care how long you've been climbing, climbing without ropes is incredibly stupid.
nwhtnh replied:
So many renowned free soloists have died from a fall. I'm all for doing what you love, but watching documentaries about these other-worldly free climbers and then hearing about their deaths is just sad
For the last 4 or 5 months about 6 or 7 different times my work supervisors/leadership have talked to me about taking a supervisor role.
My wage is the same as the wage of the supervisor role they want me to take. Inconceivable.
EDIT: Since this is getting quite a few comments, I will address some of the questions that appear the most.
I work in IT (specifically IT networking and am currently a NOC tech for those that care for details).
My current job is as a contractor for a U.S. Federal agency (it's not the one you are thinking of...no not that one either, stop guessing). On top of that, I'm a sub-contractor, so I get paid more than my co-workers (I don't why it's like that).
Wages are capped based on the contract with the government, and while these companies do not tell the employees what the cap is (because they can, and do, pay below the cap and keep the difference), we can sometimes figure out where the cap is. I know I'm currently at my wage cap which also happens to be the same (slightly less) than the cap of the supervisor role.
Why not take the role for my resume and get a better job in a year? I did 10 years in the military and was a supervisor for some of that time. I was miserable. Can I be a good supervisor, sure. Do I like being a supervisor, no. Also, in IT, a person can focus on being a technician and continue up that path in a career and never move into management (my current plan) and make a decent living.
JonPepem said:
Probably quite unpopular, but getting black out drunk. If you drink and go beyond being tipsy, what are you doing? You are literally poisoning yourself without letting your body recover. Not only that you are increasing your chance in being in a life threatening situation. Like whats the point? Sure have a drink, get a bit tipsy. But why are you getting drunk? Whats the point?
comemerrydol replied:
I believe people just miscalculate. Like, they aim to be in that tipsy state that makes some social situations more relaxed/agreeable, but even that already clouds judgement a bit and makes easier to cross the line and get real drunk.
Enpyxo replied:
Nah Bro. Here in Germany it’s s culture to get black out drunk, the less you remember from the last eve, the better.
krukson replied:
That was basically every party when I was in college. But the sad part is that it's been 12 years since I graduated, and yet some of my friends still meet every Friday to drink till they pass out. And they have families and all.
Sleep around. I used to be impressed by my guy friends who had been with a ton of girls. I had been with a healthy number for a single young man but I knew guys who seemed like they always had someone new and my dumb young man brain was impressed by this. Looking back I now realize that having repeat customers was actually more impressive than their line of one and dones. IME developing a reciprocal, increasingly synchronized sexual dynamic is actually much healthier and more fun than stringing beads of one night stands on your conquerer’s belt. Oh and less of a literal public health concern.
