Carlo M. Cipolla's Five Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity

"Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake."
— Carlo Cipolla.

In the 1970s, an economic historian called Carlo Cipolla wrote a provocative article titled "The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity". This video is about his theory of the destructiveness of stupid behavior and why it is so underestimated and misunderstood.