points of view

Every human being on the planet has a world view that informs their beliefs and opinions. And we believe that our world view reflects reality. Some people are very good at questioning what they know, but we all have some deeply held opinions about ourselves, others, and the world in general that we treat as if they are facts.

This is neither good nor bad. It just is. The best we can hope for is that we can see if we get the results we want or not and to modify what we are doing until we get the results we want. That is the best. And most people don't come close to the best.

Most people will apply the same failing solutions with more energy. They will work harder and longer, throw money and resources at a failed process. All in the hopes that renewed vigor is sufficient to achieve a different result.

In my opinion, there is a difference between stupid and ignorant that shows this distinction. ignorance is a lack of knowledge about some area of concern, but is corrected with study. Stupidity, on the other hand, a failure to see that their beliefs and actions fail to produce the desired result.

So here we are on election day. A very large number of people are going to cast a vote from stupidity.

I despair.