Every year is notorious for different reasons. 2019 was the year of Trump’s public impeachments, full of highs and lows. And 2020… do we even really need to go there? I mean, this notorious sum up we published last year should do the job instead.
And it turned out that the year 2021 was no less messed up. With the pandemic becoming the new normal and changing the ways we live beyond recognition, making the real estate prices soar and leaving millennials in an eternal state of rental despair, the time of uncertainty proved to be the perfect breeding ground for false assumptions, fake news, and totally crazy myths. And boy, we had a ton of them.
So should we just give this year a medal for basically the dumbest 365 days in modern history? Well, below are some posts to prove we should. If not, we may wait for the next year to see if that one’s gonna be up for the challenge.
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Insanity
as someone who has been homeless outside we would rather sleep UNDER the benches to prevent being soaked by the rain | here in belgium they do their upmost best to prevent the homeless from sleeping in.. places put poles in any flat surface, block porchessend policemen to arrest the homeless ( includeing searching them which means getting us naking yes even underage teenage me! cops do this! so really sleeping inside of a station where there are CAMERAS and you know people will tell on you and get the police ((some people-quisling even offer to take you in call the cops when you're not looking keep an eye on you and get you arrested so we don't stay in the streets being completely harmless but stay in a cell after having been stripped!!)
On The Media
Gun Ownership...
I can’t even get a full-sized bottle of shampoo through security, but this yahoo thinks he’s getting a gun onto a plane?
It’s safe to say that this year proved to be a perfect breeding ground for all levels of stupidity. From anti-vaxxers coming up with the most insane conspiracy theories to an unprecedented spike in online disinformation, people were not shy to come across as, let’s say, not exactly the brightest ones.
At the same time, human intelligence varies astonishingly and it’s pretty hard to label one person dumb and another one smart. After all, even the smartest bunch can be prone to stupid decisions and behaviors. And who are we to judge them?
Am I Wrong? No, It's The Hundreds Of Years Of Science That Are Wrong!
If I had received that assignment I wouldn’t give an F minus because that would be too high. I would give a Z minus (which I know it’s made up but I think we should make a whole other grading system for people like this) I would only give a Z minus if it was well written but I doubt that would be possible for a person with an IQ score in the negatives.
Such A Dumbass
I don't know who's dumber, the girl or the boyfriend. What are they going to live on if he doesn't get an education? And don't go feminist on me people, she clearly isn't the type to get an education for herself if the most important thing to her is that "my boyfriend turned down 5 fully paid scholarships just to stay here with me, because all I care about is that a man validate me and make me feel pretty and wanted even if it costs turning down 5 paid scholarships."
An 8 Year Old Shouldn’t Have To Do This
Just because someone posts a thing you find dumb or don’t agree with, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re that—this is plain fact. Nevertheless, some people seem to be really confident in making bold and improvident statements. Meanwhile, others tend to stop, reflect and even criticize themselves before acting boldly and jumping to conclusions.
Well it turns out that confidence is a powerful thing. In most cases, it’s totally productive and we’d all benefit a fair share if we worked on having more of it. Also, too much self-criticism is destructive and traps us in an eternal limbo. So to find out when having too much bold confidence does no good, we spoke with Susan Petang, a certified life coach and the author of “The Quiet Zone Coaching.”
Slayed
And finger prints when getting an ID in Europe and Apple, Google and Facebook tracking your every move and emails
Looks Like Satan Won!
I Think You Will Survive The Vaccine
Susan explained that “overconfidence can cause us to make big mistakes, or take unnecessary risks,” so no, the saying ‘you can never be confident enough’ is not exactly right. “Being overconfident can also contribute to us feeling entitled, and not considering the feelings of others,” she said.
“It's important to have a healthy sense of self-esteem and self-confidence, that's rooted in reality, and consider the needs and feelings of others, too,” Susan said. She suggested asking yourself “Where do you fit into the network of people that surround you? How are you impacting their world?”
Moreover, in order to make sure that your actions are fair and not over-confident, Susan suggests considering a couple of things beforehand.
“A) Is what I plan on doing going to hurt someone?
B) Is what I plan on doing going to hurt me?
C) Am I willing to accept the potential consequences of this action?
D) Is this action something that fits into my value system? Would the person I aspire to do this?”
Appropriate Enogh For Me I Wold Say
Ironic Idiots
Wasn't Flat Doesn't Moon
Understanding the consequences of your actions also plays a huge part in coming across as a smart person. This is not to say that consequences are unimportant, since they make us learn lessons, but in many instances, people are not open to any transformation coming from them, because it entails acknowledging the fact you were wrong.
For example, spreading fake news, like that there are microchips inserted with the covid jab, may seem innocent at first sight. But it contributes to profound consequences that include: distrust in the media; undermining the democratic process; fueling the platforms for harmful conspiracy theories and hate speech; and the spread of false or discredited science.
Sure Can!
On Math
In its profound sense, fake news creates a false reality that not just one or two people buy into, but thousands, and it creates a reality that those creating the fake news can manipulate to whatever they want it to be. Those lies, if continued to be perpetrated, can turn deadly or threaten societal stability.
Sadly, there's no proper system in place for transparency and accountability when it comes to what’s shared and who shares things on the internet. It’s still a grey area, where huge amounts of info are regurgitated on a daily basis. Should those people be held accountable? And this is an open-ended question, at least for now.
On Alaska
Wearing Shoes Not Necessary For Our Survival!
... or clothes in general. Although I am probably rather grateful Mr. Clark didn't contemplate that
People Still Wearing A Mask Below Their Nose Have Less Brain Cells Than A Baby
You Don't Know Anything
Good Old Lead
If You're That Suspicious Of Your Partner You Shouldn't Be With Them
On 2003
"But Thats Soshulism"
One Of My Extended Family Members Has An Unfortunate Co-Worker...
Yeah, Sounds About Right
OK, for the umpteenth time: Landlords do not hvae to operate under the same strict regulations for lending (post-2008) that *mortgage lenders* do. I'm sorry, but a landlord may figure you're a safe bet, but Fannie Mae or USDA or so forth will *not*. Clean up your credit, establish solid savings, get a down payment. Why these rules? B/c people got houses when they didn't have a chance of affording them, to fuel the mortgage-backed securities boom of the early 2000s, and the foreclosures were a factor in making the system disintegrate, b/c suddenly all this value wasn't there anymore, and here we are.
Agreed, as someone who actually works in the financial industry, there is a lot more to owning a house than a mortgage. Ironically, my mortgage itself is $942/m. That's just the mortgage. My property taxes this year are $5480. My homeowners insurance was $3,300 and flood insurance is $680. Add those all up and the cost of just owning my house is $1,730/m.
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Written by someone that doesn't understand all of the hidden costs of owning a home.
As someone who rented from 1994 until 2015 i can assure you- owning a home with a reasonable mortgage saves you money, regardless of “hidden costs” (The exception possibly being if you live somewhere with a very cheap rent). My last apartment was $1800 fpr a 1br plus gas and electric. Parking was additional and laundry came out to three dollars a load in the laundry room. This is from someone who had to have roof and electrical repair in November. Not only that, my rent increased almost every single year I rented with the exception of 2008-2009 because my landlord was decent about the entire economy collapsing. I ended up moving quite frequently, a huge expense and itself, because rent prices were out of my control and continued to go up outpacing cost of living dramatically.
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The people who got away with this reasoning (and without a deposit) caused the GFC
Damn it is expensive to be poor and homeownership is moving into the realm of middle class and rich persons ONLY. We now have corporations buying up homes and rental properties, raising the prices obscenely and selling them into a housing market where prices have skyrocketed. This keeps a large population of people in the poverty trap, constantly overpaying for basic life necessities and unable to even think of home ownership. How on earth will the next generation even have a chance of improving their lot?
Or how about there being record numbers of homeless people and record numbers of houses just standing empty falling to pieces. The bank would rather have empty houses falling to pieces then people living there that need it
This drives me crazy! Same as I don't have fantastic credit because I have no debt on loans or credit cards. Who makes this s**t policy?! 😒
Whilst from a personal viewpoint it doesn't make sense, Banks are a business, and a heavily regulated one, so need to look at the wider picture. Part of the reason the crash in 2008 was so bad was banks had been lending far too much, and much too easily when people didn't have savings or significant deposits, with the result that once the economy change, people didn't have the income to meet repayments. Whilst it makes sense to me today that I can afford to pay my rent, I can afford to make mortgage repayments that are less, the bank needs to look at the likelihood that in 20 years I am still going to be able to meet those repayments. Things like credit history, other debts, income, work history and how much of a deposit you have to start with all need to be taken into consideration before entering into a long term loan with someone.
They're not saying you can't afford $950. They're saying you're not an acceptable risk to them to lend you money. Seems fair to me.
Also, when I tried to remove my ex from my lease, I had to re-prove that I could afford the rent all by myself, when I had been paying it all by myself the whole time anyways because he didn't contribute jack. So I had to prove I could afford the rent I had already been paying for the last 4 years.
I really don't know what "Kat" is talking about. If a community charges $1400 a month in rent, chances are that even the lowest mortgage will cost no less than $1700 a month. The only way a $1400 a month of rent community will offer a $950 a month mortgage is if the home is unlivable and requires serious repairs and upgrades. Otherwise, everyone would buy and there'd be no renters.
Wait. Are you trying to say that landlords are routinely renting out their properties at a loss? Trust me, if the mortgage on a rental home costs the owner $1700 a month, there is no way on God's Green Earth they are renting it out for $1400 and taking a $300 loss every month (not even considering any savings/budget for maintenance and repairs)!
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I Am A Spicy Sausage
When A So Called "News" Network Only Has Time To Attack A Senior Dog
I hope whatever blackmail Trump held over Graham comes out anyway so that his soul-selling was for nothing.
Sad That This Is The World We Live In
On Genes
She Almost Had It
crazy that big corps cash in billions in profits yet they pay workers rubbish wages then the government has to top up their wages , yet we still have people thinking this is ok , and to boot we still pay more in tax than them ???? people need to see the real enemy , and it's not each other for sure
If Vaccines Were Healthy...
Had my Polio vaccine from a spoon in the 70's. (Written with the help of a medium) ;o)
On Tests
Boomers On Fixing America
All the members of the band are of Armenian descent, and each has a terminal point in their family history where they can no longer trace their lineage due to the Armenian genocide that Turkey initiated during World War 1. They have been trying to raise awareness of this event since the foundation of their band, which was named System of a Down after a poem written by backup vocalist/guitarist Daron Malakian which describes the erasure of an entire generation of Armenians.
What Does Nestle Wants To Tell?
The Sunburn Won’t Give You Cancer, But The Sunscreen Will
You Must Unlearn, What You Have Learned
Math Is Hard
Uber Eats Super Bowl Ad For “Eat Local” Does More Harm Than Good
No Words
Hell To The No
I Wish This Was Fake. Meet Jenn
Death Metal
Does This Mean It’s Over?
This Would Be Funnier If It Wasn’t So Dangerous
This was someone who was responsible for providing life saving medication to people. Not just a new vaccine, but insulin, heart medication, cancer treatments, birth control, blood pressure medication. Think about that for a moment.
G E O L O G Y C L A S S
Reminds me of a Joke. A Blonde girl yells to another Blonde girl across the river, "How do I get across the River?" The Blonde on the other side yells, "You're already there!"
Have You Tried A Pregnancy Test? Tractor Supply Should Have Them
Before I read this properly I thought it said 'one of my eggplants hasn't laid eggs in a while'
Black Friday. No Spaces To Park. He Saw Me Taking The Pic, Flipped Me Off And Called Me Karen
I Love My Brewery But This Makes No Sense
And Finally, This Dude
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I've seen at least half of them before, some of them multiple times...
Except for the gross and untrue hair color "jokes" someone made earlier, these were all just hilariously sad.
I'm guessing you've heard it too much and it rubs you the wrong way. I will be more aware from today of not making this error. I don't think I've told a 'blonde joke' in years but I used to I'm sure, and I didn't consider over the years it actually does have harmful undertones. I don't know where it all originated though? I've heard that it was due to long term bleaching being bad for your brain cells back in the day, but that sounds like it could be bogus too 🤷♀️ it's like red head hatred: honestly most of the world has hair some shade of brown, and maybe we are all a bit jealous of the natural beauty and uniqueness of look that red and blonde haired ppl have in spades and shades. From a jelly brunette with red tones that you can hardly see, so yeah, brunette. Boring lol
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Can someone explain this manifest destiny thing to me? I'll be honest, I'm not seeing it.
the political stuff kinda took the fun outta it tbh, but still 'twas funny
Pro vaccine information isn’t propaganda. It’s hundreds of thousands of hours of applied medical knowledge.
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Except for the gross and untrue hair color "jokes" someone made earlier, these were all just hilariously sad.
I'm guessing you've heard it too much and it rubs you the wrong way. I will be more aware from today of not making this error. I don't think I've told a 'blonde joke' in years but I used to I'm sure, and I didn't consider over the years it actually does have harmful undertones. I don't know where it all originated though? I've heard that it was due to long term bleaching being bad for your brain cells back in the day, but that sounds like it could be bogus too 🤷♀️ it's like red head hatred: honestly most of the world has hair some shade of brown, and maybe we are all a bit jealous of the natural beauty and uniqueness of look that red and blonde haired ppl have in spades and shades. From a jelly brunette with red tones that you can hardly see, so yeah, brunette. Boring lol
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the political stuff kinda took the fun outta it tbh, but still 'twas funny
Pro vaccine information isn’t propaganda. It’s hundreds of thousands of hours of applied medical knowledge.
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