Last week, in the Amsterdam Schipol Airport, I purchased The Psychology of Stupidity by Jean-Francois Marmion and read it from start to finish on my flight home. Yes, it was that engaging!
Stupidity is defined by words or actions driven by cognitive bias and lazy thinking. Lazy thought processes are characterized by oversimplification, black/white framing, sweeping generalizations and a lack of overall awareness. This is worse in the post-truth area, where facts matter little and emotions are primary drivers of action. Social media is a huge amplifier of stupidity.
This book had to be written!
Intelligent people can do and say stupid things, no one is immune to stupidity. To think otherwise would be foolish.
