Do you ever get wound up by knowledge you think people should have?

[jimjamuk]

For those constantly asked stuff at work

http://lmgtfy.com

 

[shifty_uk]

Is stupidity a mental illness?

I was having a conversation about this the other day and it baffles me; i was talking about a girl I know who can't do anything for herself, can't organise anything, has little general knowledge, has no practical skills other than how to use instagram has written multiple cars off in the last year, crashes it in car parks all the time(despite having a tiny car). Other members of her family are exactly the same.. brothers, aunties...

Is it a disease? Has she been brought up in that environment where stupidity is the norm so it's second nature?

I thought learning and retaining information in the brain worked the same across the board for the majority (except in rare instances of special needs, disabilities etc) but it makes you wonder...

 

[itchy]

Is stupidity a mental illness?

I was having a conversation about this the other day and it baffles me; i was talking about a girl I know who can't do anything for herself, can't organise anything, has little general knowledge, has no practical skills other than how to use instagram has written multiple cars off in the last year, crashes it in car parks all the time(despite having a tiny car). Other members of her family are exactly the same.. brothers, aunties...

Is it a disease? Has she been brought up in that environment where stupidity is the norm so it's second nature?

I thought learning and retaining information in the brain worked the same across the board for the majority (except in rare instances of special needs, disabilities etc) but it makes you wonder...

Dumb is going to be dumb!

I have no qualifications whatsoever, but everyone turns to me for anything that's wrong.

Its mad it keeps me in business but some of the problems, I feel guilty taking the money.

But business is business.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Is stupidity a mental illness?

A bloke on Facebook has just posted about thick people on TV like Joey Essex etc.
His next post was a link to a story where he said 'You couldn't make this up' and it's about a black bloke standing in front of a no smoking sign saying it's racist. I pointed out that he has been fooled by a spoof newspaper

 

[shifty_uk]

Dumb is going to be dumb!

I have no qualifications whatsoever, but everyone turns to me for anything that's wrong.

Its mad it keeps me in business but some of the problems, I feel guilty taking the money.

But business is business.

I have little qualifications also and get on reasonably well in life and business, people have different strengths. I don't think sitting in a classroom absorbing information in that manner is the prime example of intelligence. From all walks of life, I'd say it's generally those who don't follow the conventional route that have the higher intellect.

edit: that's from my experience. I don't know any Oxford/Cambridge graduates, mathematicians etc...

 

[kindai]

1) Being able to manage finances, even on a basic level.

I could tell you, to within a tenner the balances in all my current accounts, my paypal accounts, the balance on my credit cards and what I have in savings and where, from memory and after a month of not looking at any of them.

Yet I know people who get paid weekly and cant even budget until the next week.


2) Being able to be assertive on a phonecall to a customer call center.

I had the displeasure today of trying to help someone sort their phone contract out which was mis-sold to them, and every time they rang through and the call center person managed to fob them off with a "we'll call you back in 10 minutes" or other similar excuse, and every time the person agreed.... 10 mins later, no call back surprise surprise.

On the 3rd go I told them to ask for a manager, to be told "manager is on another call, can I get them to call you back?" "oh ok sure" *faceplant*.


3) Asking for discounts.

Some people seem absolutely horrified that I ask for discounts for things. The other day I picked up some pipework for a pond and the bill came to ~£300 or so, so I asked for a discount and the person I was with looked like I had asked the girl on the till to strip naked.

But, sure enough they took 10% off....

 

[A2Z]

I have to deal with the public every day and quite simply I have given up trying to understand them, all I know is that some ( a lot) people are plain stupid. There is no helping them, just how they are.

I don't expect everyone to be as clever as me, but when they lack common sense and can't read a sign that is right in front of them... I give up.

 

[FoxEye]

Actually, one thing does often puzzle me. You expect the older generation to not be great with new technology but I find many kids straight out of school don't even have enough confidence to install software on a laptop

They get so used to smartphones and tablets, the idea of installing software where it asks you series of questions is too much for them.

If the responsibility of clicking the "ok" button is too much how do they manage everyday?

When I was a teen, I thought to myself "all the generations after us will be IT experts". "Our parents will be the last generation for whom technology is not intuitive."

Boy, was I wrong. Whilst not fool-proof (yet), tech is at the point where picking up and using a device is fairly straight-forward. For 80% of tasks Google has the answer. The basics of PC use are covered by a myriad of guides online.

But now what I'm seeing amongst some of the younger generation is this: when their device works, it's magic (they have no idea what it's doing or how). When it doesn't, they just want to hand it over to someone to fix it.

As electronic devices are more and more essential for everything we do, the will to learn about them, or to fix them when they break, has actually plummeted.

Funny that.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

People will be people and always want the easy life, easy way out and easy way to do things. Nothing will ever change from the old to the young.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

But now what I'm seeing amongst some of the younger generation is this: when their device works, it's magic (they have no idea what it's doing or how). When it doesn't, they just want to hand it over to THE OLDER GENERATION to fix it.

Fixed

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I thought I'd put this here.
For the last 3 years on a Friday, on my commute home, I see the same man carrying punch/kick mats and I've always wondered what they were for so tonight I asked him.
I'm going to a Martial Arts class
I thought so, what style?
Go Kangaroo or GKR for short
Did you say kangaroo, like the jumping animal?
Yes Kangaroo because an Australian invented it
What style is it based on?
I'm not sure, he invented it from a couple of styles
How long have you been doing it?
Five years
The conversation went on a while and I left gobsmacked that I had never heard of Go Kangaroo before because I do keep up with Martial Arts.
I go on Google and what do I see? - GO-KAN-RYU

I can't believe that a bloke who has done a Martial Arts style for 5 years thinks it's named after a kangaroo

 

[Combat squirrel]

I know one person who honestly thinks the earth spins 'thousands of times per second' and thinks mph is a measure of time not speed (I showed them evidence, they still don't believe me - I got accused of being condescending - I was surprised they even knew that word )

 

[RyanF]

I saw an old lass push her card onto the screen and slowly slide it across when trying to use contactless the other day, everyone else looked a bit confused!

On the other hand, I have no idea how contactless works so refuse to embarrass myself by asking someone and as such have destined myself to a life of chip and pin. Fine by me

 

[SexyGreyFox]

On the other hand, I have no idea how contactless works so refuse to embarrass myself by asking someone and as such have destined myself to a life of chip and pin. Fine by me

I did it for the first time 2 weeks ago and I was quite annoyed with it. I tried to explain to Mrs Sexy what a bad idea it was because somebody could steal/find my card and use it without needing a PIN. It's a fantastic idea if you're never going to get robbed but I suppose it's one of those chances you take.

It was dead easy, the girl said put that by that and it beeped.

 

[Kenai]

On the other hand, I have no idea how contactless works so refuse to embarrass myself by asking someone and as such have destined myself to a life of chip and pin. Fine by me

If you see the symbol, you put your card on the screen, it beeps, done. Up to 30 quid normally.

 

[Destination]

Aye anf hope no one standing on a crowded tube has a contactless scanner with sound disbaled in their pocket scanning everyones cards for prepaid amounts

 

[timebomb26]

At my last ski boot fitting gig years ago, one of my colleagues was a qualified podiatrist. One day he came in feeling very sorry for himself as he had a cold. After lunch I asked him how he felt, to which he responded: "still not great, but my friend gave me some antibiotics so should be fine".

 

[kindai]

I did it for the first time 2 weeks ago and I was quite annoyed with it. I tried to explain to Mrs Sexy what a bad idea it was because somebody could steal/find my card and use it without needing a PIN. It's a fantastic idea if you're never going to get robbed but I suppose it's one of those chances you take.

It was dead easy, the girl said put that by that and it beeped.

Contactless comes with the same guarantee as credit cards / direct debit. If you have a fraudulent transaction, just ring up the bank and they'll cancel it.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

I would assume these people are just air heads. If it's an elder person I can understand them being confused by technology but if it's just a young person I will just take pity on them as there is no rescuing them from how simple and uneducated on simple conpects they are.

What really does my head in are people who are inefficient. You know the type of people who are always late and never organised? If I need to be at a place at a certain time I leave earlier than that time and allow for delays as to not hold anyone up waiting for me as I hate making people wait on me.

Some people don't care about being late or not having everything they need and holding you up even more it just infuriates me because it just goes to show that they do not care if they are wasting my time.

 

[Rilot]

At my last ski boot fitting gig years ago, one of my colleagues was a qualified podiatrist. One day he came in feeling very sorry for himself as he had a cold. After lunch I asked him how he felt, to which he responded: "still not great, but my friend gave me some antibiotics so should be fine".

My mrs takes antibiotics every time she has a cold. .What's worse is that her mother who is a GP prescribes them for her!