Of bandits, the stupid and the helpless

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Of bandits, the stupid and the helpless

Jim Vause

Thursday 10 February 2022, 11:39 AM

Not all anti-vaxxers are stupid, writes Jim Vause. [Image by DJ Paine on Unsplash]

Jim Vause comes up with a handy graph to explain reactions to stupidity and the effect on societal welfare

“Usually (but not always), the helpless know the anti-vaxxers have got it wrong, either on a personal or societal level, but they express sympathy and

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References

1. Sacha Golob https://psyche.co/ideas/why-some-of-the-smartest-people-can-be-so-very-stupid

2. By JerrieAtrix - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112792921

3. The Listener, p 8, 22 January, 2022

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