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QinC -Carlin, Watts, Sagan & Stoics on ‘stupid people’.
What do George Carlin, Alan Watts, Carl Sagan and Stoics have in common?
They all agree it is basically a waste of time trying to convince a close-minded (stupid) person to maybe change their mind based on evidence.
The last six months have been political insanity in both the US and Canada as well as parts of Europe. For my US readers, the ultra right has gained a strong foothold in parts of Canada as well. And the CONservative leader is backed by Moscow and Trump’s people.
I have had to deal with more trolls responding to my IG & FB posts in the past 4 months than the past decade combined. It is draining, frustrating and feels like I am banging my head against a wall. Then a couple of weeks ago — a number of key ideas I have studied over the years — coalesced into a single thought… This is an exercise in futility. Why am I wasting so much time and energy on these people? Finally the learning architect and strategist in me awoke and said: “Time to change the narrative.”
