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Mob mentality — sometimes also called herd or hive mentality — is the inclination that humans have to be part of a large group, neglecting their individual feelings in the process, and adopting the behaviors and actions of the collective.

Interested in how this concept manifests in everyday life, Reddit user AdmirableFlow made a post on the platform, asking everyone: "What's the most severe case of mass stupidity you've ever witnessed?"

As of now, the question has received over 4.1K comments, so compiled those that stood out and invite you to learn more about the challenges of maintaining critical thinking.

#1

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb The January 6th Assault on the Capitol was probably the most severe case of mass stupidity I've seen in my lifetime.

Not even talking politically.

There were idiots climbing walls when there were accessible stairs nearby. Most of these idiots thought they wouldn't meet any police resistance.

They acted as if their attempted coup would be met with smiling cops and clapping congresspeople, thanking them for their service or something.

Alexandratta , Aca1291 / Wikipedia Report

#2

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb People that keep insisting Elon Musk is a genius.

Eyfordsucks , JD Lasica / Wikipedia Report

#3

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Probably get downvoted to hell for it, but widespread continued use of single-use plastics. It's insane. We know these things end up in the oceans and in the food chain (and therefore inside us) but we keep using them all the same. Future generations are going to hate us for this.

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#4

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Taking private jets to a conference about climate change.

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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Any of the hundreds of megachurches across the world.

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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb The rise of Qanon and the Flat Earth Society.

Lordfuton92 , Kajetan Sumila / Unsplash Report

#7

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb 70 million people in the US voted for a completely unqualified person for President - TWICE.

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Realistic Optimist
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Politicians just need to be likeable. Elections are literally popularity contest, and that's only on the surface. In the US, it's established that winning the popular vote doesn't determine the presidency. Still go out and vote, but know one of the things you need to vote towards is de-corrupting the US government.

Trillian
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He is about as likeable as a slug. He is ugly and vile. He just speaks to the ugliness in people and that is why they vote for him.

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keyboardtek
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Trump's slogan was drain the swamp. He was the biggest predator to ever enter that swamp.

Emma S
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair many Brits keep voting Tory despite it being proven over and over that they're lying, self-serving, hypocritical elitist snobs who don't give a flying f**k for the needy as long as they still get to keep their second homes. The recent covid enquiry proves it again.

James016
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many people are qualified to lead any country? I mean people thought Boris Johnson would be a good PM despite being well know as a self serving liar. He got sacked twice from ministerial roles for lying.

Id row
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unqualified is probably the nicest description I've ever heard of that malignant narcissist. He should be in a padded room with a coloring book and some crayons while heavily medicated.

Danielle Lee
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And I love how people think we actually get a say in who gets elected into office, it's not up to us, it's not a popularity contest, votes come down to the electoral college, not the people, it's all just a facade

DB
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We've vote for unqualified people in every election this century.

Timbob
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And no doubt will do so again, unless we can put this mentality unbalanced person in prison, where he belongs !

IMHO
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The level of ineptitude and absolute ignorance is unparalleled. There's really nothing more I can say.

CaptainSlapNTickle
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who didn't even, actually want to be president. He just wanted the goddamn free publicity.

Pitbull Dad
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the Cheeto is likely to get voted back into office. I'm an American and feel sad for my country

James Twong
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's akin to people in the UK that still insist that the incompetent venal liar that is Boris Johnson was somehow unfairly ousted from office. These gullible morons were too stupid to see that he was monumentally unfit for any form of public office but well, 'Boris is a laugh, innee'?

Jinx (she/her)
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can forgive voting for him once, because you never know, despite all evidence to the contrary, maybe he would have been ok, but after we saw everything that happened in those 4 years and since, if you voted for him AGAIN? absolutely not, we cant be friends because our core values are direct opposites, its that simple

TotallyNOTAFox
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, "unqualified" doesn't say much - same could apply to the current government of my country

Graham Berry
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We really need to switch to a popular vote system. At least then we have no one to blame but our selves straight up.

Mel Colley
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get it? So many people hate Trump but he's on course to win the election. Does this mean people SAY they hate Trump but mean and vote the opposite?

Becki Allgood
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because he wasn't a politician...he wasn't part of their game! I preferred someone with 'clean hands' meaning they haven't already been playing the political game for 20+ years and still playing a hand with dust on the card!!

HighNMightyBigshot
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Both Republicans and Democrats do racist s**t. Republicans are blunt and evident with their racism, while Democrats are passive and allow the GOP to do their dirt so their liberal hands are clean. Dems gaslight us. Dems are complicit in GOP’s racist policies by not effectively defending against them. The white majority have groomed themselves into believing that the only form of racism are slurs and the klan, so then they can call themselves “ good white people” while doing absolutely nothing at all. Evil is not just what you do, it’s what you don’t do.

Shells74 Shells74
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11 months ago

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True look at all the racist stuff Biden did in all his years in office

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Mark Karol-Chik
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A twice impeached, 5 time indicted criminal cult leader continues to get support.

Donteatme666
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stupid orange turd needs to die or go to jail already leave my freaking country alone

Bad Mole
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's what happens when public education is underfunded for so long.

Oliver Seitz
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups...

Jules
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hitler was charismatic, which is why so many followed him blindly. Just saying.

Xitxarel•lo Panda
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And when a very large flock of idiots vote that, is kind of our fault and fault of critic thought

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Vermonta
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you run for office they investigate your whole family's life looking for dirt. Most people don't want that invasion in their life. The people that run for office these days act like a 14 year old girl with a chip on their shoulder. (no disrespect to girls, 14 year olds, or chips)

Michael P (Perthaussieguy)
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He only ran his private business's before. He thought he could run USA government the same way. Any potential POTUS candidate should come from a background in government, IMHO

Libstak
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He ran 7 businesses into bankruptcy...not a good idea to count on his business experience to run a country.

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cugel.
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This isn't stupid, this is just natural behaviour. If you are a Republican, you will vote (R), Dem votes (D). Realistically, no matter who the candidate, you are going to assume they are better than the opposition candidate.

Jeff White
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It could be argued to be stupid because a very clear majority of people were voting against they own best interest. If you do that for the betterment of the country, then you are an excellent person. If you vote against your own interest just to be opposite of the "other" side, then you are an idiot.

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j miller
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even worse, a career criminal and his crime family with evidence of wrong-doing going back decades was placed in the executive office and people were told that this puppet was a leader!

N Burnette
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agreed with Neil deGrasse Tyson when he said after the 2016 election "It's time to Make America Smart Again".. it gone the other way instead 😔

Donteatme666
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To any idiot saying Trump is better than Biden is f*****g moran that's see Trump helped start a insurrection in the capital dropped racist slurs and was genuinely a horrible person Biden is Old but has experience and is not trump most important

Joe smith
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Biden literally said he didn't want his kids going to a zoo school. Referring to black students at the school but yea he's not racist

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JL
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only person who somehow became more unqualified AFTER four years on the job.

Steve Hall
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Define qualified, I don't think that any president ever has had any specific qualifications.

T0t@lly-f!ne!
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He literally cannot run anymore. He's been in jail several time and the things he wants to do will literally bring the US into horrible debt and poverty

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Roger9er
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A business man will treat the things he deals with as business. Not as a country.

Eric Moncaleano
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, he's not a good businessman either. Come to think of it, he's not good at anything.

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Rocco MZ
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not like our consolation prize was much better, at least not as openly hateful. Our two party system sucks.

Steven de Jong
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11 months ago

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I would say Biden was much better if he had been dead. You don't need much to be much better than Trump and the GOP.

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ThatBlackNightingale
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, I think he's better than someone who can't even walk up the stairs. Just saying

Jesha
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It feels good to judge a guy that thinks people should be in cages and women shouldn't have rights. Continuing to vote for him and support him means someone is a bad person who condones that. It's not hard.

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Jared Robinson
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

double that number because the other 80 million voted for a man clearly in dementia.

BumbleBloom
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Im curious, is he really? Or is it how it is presented to us by the media.

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Danielle Lee
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11 months ago

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We haven't had a good president since Obama. Trump is a fool and Biden is even worse, I'm not a fan of either but if it came down to it I'd rather have Trump running the country than Biden

Jeff White
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is a fair comment. Making a choice based on your interpretation of results is one the best methods to decide who to vote for. Just voting for Biden or just voting for Trump because one is NOT the other is dumb. But remember, if you are voting for the lesser of two evils means you are still voting for evil.

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UtanaYona
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11 months ago

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Then the other half voted for the 'train wreck' currently in office. Seems like both groups aren't too bright.

Mint Sauce
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11 months ago

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And what precisely is the required qualification? A profound knowledge of the military in order to defend your country? A profound knowledge of business to run your country, or a profound knowledge of politics to manipulate your country.

Joe smith
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Yea not sure how him or biden got any votes. Oh I forgot you think one of them is better than the other

Brittania Kelli
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not necessarily. Just because someone doesn't like Trump doesn't mean they like Biden. There are other options, other opinions. Making assumptions about those who disagree with you does not serve your argument, it just makes you sound ignorant and like there would be no point in discussing the issue at hand because you've already decided you think you know what we think.

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#8

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Anti-vaxers dying in hospitals screaming, “Tell me what I’ve got!! Covid doesn’t exist!!”

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#9

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Anti-vaxxers by far. I find it rather ironic that people can discount things like vaccines because vaccines have created a world where kids aren't dying left and right from childhood illnesses. I am not aware of any antivaxxers existing when the Polio vaccine came out because Polio was a horror show.

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#10

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb People wearing a mask, but UNDER the nose. How dumb is that?

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#11

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb During the Canadian trucker freedom rally, watching the mass of people protest and getting mad about their “2nd Amendment rights”. I’m like 90% sure that the Canadian 2nd Amendment is recognizing Manitoba as a province….. not the right to bear arms like our southerly neighbours.

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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Andrew Tate d**kriders.

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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Scientology.

Doright36:

The rich ones at the top are just in for the tax dodge. A lot of the ones below them are in it thinking they can shmooze with the rich ones at the top and become one of them some days. So yea dumb but with a layer of greed involved.

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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb My generation, raised knowing how absolutely awful smoking is, excessively vaping.

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#15

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Those public challenges that CLEARLY risk health, i.e., "the tide pod challenge." Next time, just let things sort themselves out of their own. We can use less idiots in the world.

The ice bucket challenge was at least kind of cute and DID give ALS a lot of media attention/awareness and raised a lot of money.

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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Climate change deniers.

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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb The rise of the anti-vaccine crowd. Or generally the growing anti-science mindset in our culture.

So many people dead...

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#18

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Every time I see a video of someone being beat up, or in some sort of bad/dangerous situation and everyone is just standing around recording instead of helping.

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#19

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Half the GOP thinking Joe Biden somehow stole an election. And they're still at it!

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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb My local parks playground has a push gate. EVERYDAY I watch grown adults stare at it for like 20 seconds then go "I think it's locked is there another one?" To which I walk up and...... Push the gate open. What annoys me about this is they want to catch an attitude like I'm an ahole for it.

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#21

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb People who ingested bleach because they thought it would keep them safe from Covid.

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#22

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Someone I knew awhile ago had a theft record a mile long. One time, she went in front of the judge, who told her "You know, every time you've appeared in front of me, you've denied stealing. They have you on camera, clearly walking out of the store with unpaid merchandise. So, here's what we're going to do: you can admit you did it this time, and I'll let you walk out of here today, with probation. If you still deny it, then I'll sentence you to 90 days right here, right now".

Now, her attorney looked at her and said three words: "Take the deal". She said something back, shaking her head. Her attorney then looked at the judge, and said "Your honor, my client maintains her innocence"; BOOM, three months in the county jail, just like that.

It never ceases to amaze me how some people would rather jump off of the Empire State building (or lose their freedom) than simply admit they are wrong.

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#23

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb People who blindly believe any information on the Internet.

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#24

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb In the UK, Brexit. Dishonest rabble rousing politicians lied to a gullible public in a non-binding referendum promoted by a shady conservative PM in order to fix the conflicts within his own party.

We lost a lot and are still feeling the consequences.

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#25

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Religion. Full stop.

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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Maybe not the most severe, but one that everyone here has personally seen at least once in their lives. When at an airport and the gate agent says "We're about to commence boarding. Please remain in your seats until your group has been called.", and then half the people waiting stands up and crowds the gate in a scene of utter chaos. Every time, without fail.

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#27

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb The great toilet paper rush at the start of COVID. There was nothing about COVID that threatened the global toilet paper supply, and yet people just started panic-buying it and artificially creating a huge shortage.

(We would eventually realize that there *was* a small uptick in toilet paper sold for private use, as many people were going to the bathroom at home more than at work, but no one realized that at the time and it had *nothing* to do with the panic - people just started buying more because people were buying more.)

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#28

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Whatever the latest conservative outrage/conspiracy fad happens to be. Doesn't matter if it's Trumpism, Satanic Panic, birtherism, Jan 6th Antifa, school shooting "crisis actors," George Soros, Jewish control of media, immigrants "takin our jerbs," 2020 election fraud, Benghazi, Jade Helm, Q-Anon, transphobia, anti-wokeism, border caravans, grooming, anti-vax, elite pedophile rings, Brexit ... the list is almost literally endless. It's always stupid and it's always based on either straight-up fictional nonsense, or a kernel of truth that's been distorted so badly by conspiracist delusion and baldfaced lies that it bears zero resemblance to the actual facts.

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#29

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Thousands of people during the pandemic thinking the vaccination made their skin magnetic. What in the actual f**k.

MonParapluie , Mufid Majnun / Unsplash Report

#30

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Anyone who keeps getting involved in Ponzi or MLM schemes.

For decades the public have been warned on what to watch out for to avoid these schemes, you would assume that the vast majority of people would have learned by now that these schemes are fraudulent and just can't work out. Yet somehow here we with thousands of these companies still up and running and thriving and even more people being taken advantage of by them.

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#31

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb With all the pro-Hamas rallies, the targeting of Jewish-owned businesses, kosher restaurants, firebombing synagogues or Jewish community centers, harassing Jewish students and physically preventing them from attending classes and locking diners in restaurants because they’re mad at the Israeli government. Going after Jews in the Diaspora isn’t going to “free Palestine.”

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#32

“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb Cult members who lost it all for their beliefs and almost obsessive adoration for their leaders.

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Every single time there's a claim that the end of the world will be on (Insert date here).

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Cult 45...

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#35

For-profit torture of children to 'fix' them, a few times throughout history.

Straight Incorporated did it to stop kids from ever using dugs. You didn't even have to inject the marijuana, just the fear you might.

More recently it's been used by the likes of WWASPS or Aspen Education's programs to 'cure' depression or anxiety by making you hide symptoms, or 'cure' gay by being tortured into pretending to be straight.

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#36

“Prosperity Gospel” church attendees.

DogsCatsKids_helpMe:

This! These people willingly give money to these charlatans and are willfully ignorant of the fact that the only one prospering is the person they’re giving money to. It just blows my mind.

God already gave you the tools to prosper. Your brain, hands, feet… he’s done his job.

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#37

People who knew nothing about the Middle East on October 6th chanting “from the river to the sea” on October 7th.

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#38

Pizzagate gotta be up there.

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#39

Those idiots who paid $500 to $7000 for Taylor Swift tix.

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People waiting in Dealey Plaza for JFK Jr. to show up.

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Heavens Gate Cult.

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Ongoing case on pretty much every social media platform out there.

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#43

Back in the early 2000s so many morons purchased houses that they couldn't afford.

You can blame the banks all you want but if you had at least half a brain you knew you to be cautious.

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#44

Michigan fans accepting and trying to rationalize their football team cheating.

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