• Daxtron2@startrek.website
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    9 months ago

    You can be smart in one area and brain dead dumb in others. I would absolutely call it both selfishness and stupidity.

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      9 months ago

      Sure, but a stupid person can act in a way that isn’t selfish and help other people. A selfish person who is willing to harm others for personal gain, whether smart or stupid, is a problem for society. Selfish stupid people are really the worst because they will cut the branch we’re sharing without realizing that they have just as much to lose.