Cipolla's 5 Laws of Stupidity

One always and inevitably underestimates the number of stupid people who are in circulation, says Cipolla's Law of Stupidity. Although Carlo Cipolla originally formulated his principles in the form of an amusing letter to his friends, it soon gained a lot of attention among social theorists. Today, Cipolla's Law is often used to emphasize the importance of critical thinking and careful decision-making to counter the potential effects of endemic ignorance in politics and business. Support us - we're on Patreon! 🎁 https://bit.ly/3MqY00D Don't miss a new video with our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dNU4BQ THANK YOU, PATREONS! 🙏 Alex Rodriguez, Andrea Basillio Rava, Angela, ArkiTechy, Artur, azad bel, Badrah, Cedric.Wang, Daniele Diniz, David Markham, Delandric Webb, Digital INnov8ors, Dr. Matthias Müller-Mellin, Duane Bemister, Esther Chiang, Eva Marie Koblin, Fatenah G Issa, Floris Devreese, Frari63, Gerry Labelle, Ginger, Harmoniac Design, I CAN GERMAN AND IT WAS EASY!, Isabelle, Jana Heinze, Jannes Kroon, Jeffrey Cassianna, Jim Pilgrim, Joanne Doyle, John Burghardt, Jonathan Schwarz, Jorge Luis Mejia Velazquez, jun omar ebdane, Khadijah Sellers, Leonel, Linus Linderoth, Liskaya, Marcel, María, martin, Mathis Nu, Mezes. Macko, Michael Paradis, Mindozone, Natalie O'Brien, Nick Valerio, Nicki, Okan Elibol, Oweeda Newton, Paul Hopkins, Peter Bishop, Raymond Fujioka, Roel Vermeulen, Scott Gregory, scripz, Sebastian Huaytan Meder, Si, Stefan Gros, Stephen Clark, Stuart Bishop, Susan Schuster, Tetiana Gerasymova, Thomas Aschan, Tristan Scifo, Victor Paweletz, Yvonne Clapham, Zlatko Minev and all the others. Thank you all! To join them, visit www.patreon.com/sprouts OUR CHANNELS English channel / sproutsvideos German Channel / sproutsdeutschland Spanish Canal / sproutsespañol And many more: www.sproutsschools.com SPROUTS TEAM Screenplay: Jonas Koblin Illustrator: Pascal Gaggelli Voice: Christian Beppo Peters Coloration: Nalin Arrangements: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Production: Selina Bador Fact check: Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz Sound design: Miguel Ojeda Translation: Gunnar Selm OUNDTRACKS Toys Are Alive - Studio Le Bus Nice Toys - Studio Le Bus Dig deeper with these top videos, games, and resources: Read The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, Carlo M. Cipolla International Bestseller https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Laws-Human-Stupidity-International/dp/0753554836 Watch our video about Bonhoeffer's theory of stupidity SOURCES Carlo M. Cipolla - Wikipedia.org Zanini, A. (2023, January 16). The 5 Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Retrieved from Mind Cafe. Medium. https://medium.com/mind-cafe/the-5-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity-513de9dd0bd5 Cipolla, C. M. (1988). The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. Retrieved from Pdfcoffee.com https://pdfcoffee.com/the-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity-pdf-free.html CLASS EXERCISE Discuss the concept of stupidity and its impact on society in class. Watch the Sprouts video on Chipolla's theory and let the class vote on whether or not they agree with it. Then, divide the class into pairs and ask them to research real-life examples of famous historical figures who have caused harm to society. Collect the answers anonymously and present them to the class. Initiate a class discussion about whether these examples really resulted in a net loss to society and whether the behavior was due to stupidity or other factors, such as the fact that it was a bandit. Encourage the class to think about whether the concept of "net loss" is objective or subjective. If there is agreement on any of the examples, have the class vote on whether the behavior was due to stupidity or other factors. Finally, have the class vote again on whether they agree with Chipolla's theory, and compare the results of the first vote with those of the second. LICENSE Creative Commons CC-BY-NC More information here: https://sproutsschools.com/ Original: "Sprouts Germany" Original: German. All translations in this video have been done by the alugha AI.

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