Why do people insist on doing stupid stuff?

[Deleted472477User]

You see it all the time: celebrities and politicians engaging in sexual shenanigans, going in and out of jail, rehab, etc., people calling 911 over Chicken McNuggets, and here on Nexus, people trolling/flaming/pirating/console modding. WTH, people? You know the rules, you know the consequences. So why does humanity insist on being as idiotic as possible at times? Edited January 18, 2012 by nyxalinth

[Vagrant0]

For the poll... All of the above.

 

It's most often the feeling that the rules are for other people, or they simply don't care about the rules. But humanity in general tends to be rather stupid and self-centered so it isn't too surprising when you look at the bigger picture.

 

Personally I would love to see how the public would react to a politician who openly admits that he's done drugs and still occasionally smokes pot, committed adultery with some male prostitute, spent time in jail, but is honest when it comes to saying who is providing them with funds and why they give contracts to certain companies. You know... transparent.

[huntsman2310]

Yep all of the above.

[Maharg67]

Yes, all of thee above.

 

nyaxalinth, please consider adding the option of 'all of the above' to your poll.

[Iv000]

I'm asking myself that from time to time.

Vargant0 said it nicely.

Most of humanity is too selfish to care about others. And I can confirm that most of the stupid acts that people I know did, is because they are selfish.

[Ghogiel]

there is a difference between nuggets and getting a blowy off your secretary. One is silly and the other is a BJ.

 

I break tons of rules. I usually think them through and probably decided the rule is stupid or worse, oppressive.

[flobalob]

You missed an important item off the poll

 

Alcohol

 

+ all of the above

[Deleted472477User]

Edited to add all the above :)

 

Ghogiel, I purposely added something seemingly silly, but it's not. Calling 911 over stupid crap is illegal for a reason.

 

And yeah, alcohol can play a part, but I'm assuming these are unimpaired, normally average to intelligent people.

[Lurker101]

Stupid stuff is generally more fun. Being serious and sensible is generally boring.

[Ghogiel]

 

Ghogiel, I purposely added something seemingly silly, but it's not. Calling 911 over stupid crap is illegal for a reason.

 

So the nuggets... it's only seemingly silly.. but it's not actually silly? Still seems daft to me. :unsure: