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#stupidity

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Let me get this straight.

I have:
- my doctor, who writes the prescription
- prescription insurance provider, who pays for claims
- drug manufacturer co-pay assistance, because pricing is ridiculous
- specialty pharmacy, who actually handles the drug and gets it to me
- a 3rd party to monitor all the things so that between my insurance and the co-pay assistance my costs are a net of $0

Seems like we need a few more hands in this pie.

#AmericanIdiots

In the last days of all #empires the idiots take over

They mirror the collective #stupidity of a #civilization detached itself from #reality

Last days of dying empires are dominated by #idiots

Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman, Romanoff, Iranian, Soviet dynasties crumbled under stupidity of their decadent rulers who absented themselves from reality, plundered their nations, retreated into echo chambers where fact & fiction were indistinguishable

michaelmoore.com/p/american-id

Michael Moore · American Idiot(s)By Michael Moore
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Voegelin defines #stupidity as a “loss of reality.” The loss of reality means a “stupid” person cannot “rightly orient his action in the world, in which he lives.” The #demagogue, who is always an idiote, is not a freak or social mutation. The demagogue expresses the society’s #zeitgeist, its collective departure from a rational world of verifiable fact.

open.substack.com/pub/michaelm?

Michael Moore · American Idiot(s)By Michael Moore

Today's top tip for avoiding very bad language on the allotment - do not use a staple gun to staple your thumb.

It went into my thumb (a couple of milimetres and slightly perforated the nail).

There is a photo, but it's very unimpressive because the bleeding had stopped by the time I could gather enough wits to take a picture.

It still f*c*ing hurts.

I think the general term used for this type of injury is stupidity.

Human stupidity seems to know few bounds (and it is not just men)

'The challenge has been gaining traction on social media over recent weeks, with videos on TikTok and Instagram of mostly men running at full-speed into one another clocking up tens of millions of views.'

Surely a Darwin Award might be suggested?

theguardian.com/world/2025/may

darwinawards.com/darwin/

The Guardian · New Zealand teenager dies after tackle game linked to viral Run It Straight challengeBy Eva Corlett

"Fetterman, Often Absent From Senate, Says He Has Been Shamed Into Returning" that is, he was shamed into doing the job he is being paid to do. Poor baby:
nytimes.com/2025/05/24/us/poli
Fetterman: “It shook me that people are willing to weaponize that I got help.”

No, we just expect you to do your job.
#HeThoughtItWasANoShowJob #stupidity #laziness #politics

The New York Times · Fetterman Says His Openness on Mental Health Issues Is ‘Weaponized”By Annie Karni