Are some people really this ignorant?

ercles on 10/12/2009 at 05:24

I was going to say, no the guy in the first video is actually funny, but then I realised that neither really are...

fett on 10/12/2009 at 05:40

I thought a little inflation was a good thing? :confused:

Anyway, videos like this (and Leno's old "ask a citizen" thing) make the majority of people look stupid. Lately I've been catching a morning game show called "Cash Cab" and am amazed at how *much* some people know about everything from art to physics - some really smart New Yorkers that the driver randomly picks up.

Then again, one look at the music charts and Nielson ratings make me think everyone really is stupid.

"IT HAS ELECTROLYTES, FAG!!"*

*Idiocracy ftw

CCCToad on 10/12/2009 at 06:01

Quote Posted by EvaUnit02

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfWBS_Nqzyc)

Oh wow. Of course the video could've very well been manipulated through selective editing.

Without watching the video, I can answer yes.

Because no matter how ignorant you can imagine being, there is somebody who is that and moreso.

CCCToad on 10/12/2009 at 06:02

Quote Posted by fett

I thought a little inflation was a good thing? :confused:

*Idiocracy ftw

As my (rudimentary) understanding goes:
A bit, at the right time can be.

A lot at one time usually isn't.

This is a bit irrelevant, but I do recall reading that inflation from the founding of the country up until the turn of the 19th century was only 87%, while since the Reserve was established we have had inflation of several hundred percent. What I don't know enough to speculate on with any credibility is the cause.