This article, “The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity”, has been a great help to me in my life. It has made clear many otherwise inexplicable things, and the matrix of different types has been a useful tool for me.
The matrix basically classifies actions on two axes: benefiting or harming yourself, plotted against benefiting or harming others. If you live your life in order to benefit yourself and others, you are Intelligent. If you harm others to benefit yourself, you are a Bandit. If you harm yourself and benefit others, you are Helpless. And finally, if you harm others, and harm (or derive no benefit) yourself, then you are Stupid.
As an exercise, try to classify your own actions and those of others using this matrix.
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
This article, “The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity”, has been a great help to me in my life. It has made clear many otherwise inexplicable things, and the matrix of different types has been a useful tool for me.
The matrix basically classifies actions on two axes: benefiting or harming yourself, plotted against benefiting or harming others. If you live your life in order to benefit yourself and others, you are Intelligent. If you harm others to benefit yourself, you are a Bandit. If you harm yourself and benefit others, you are Helpless. And finally, if you harm others, and harm (or derive no benefit) yourself, then you are Stupid.
As an exercise, try to classify your own actions and those of others using this matrix.