A Society Too Dumb for Its Geniuses
Do you ever wonder why we need to be intelligent or smart to fit into a certain society? Couldn’t we all just be dumb and create a dumb society together? This has been stuck in my mind for years. All those countless times spent studying, all the hard work that I do — what is it for, after all? If I’m dumb, I’m going to fit into a dumb society, but why am I working so hard to fit into a good one? As far as I observe the world where I live, I’ve noticed that certain people are trying so hard to quit the dumb society. (Although there are people who have already accepted the fate that they’re dumb and don’t have the courage to change.) They don’t want to be dumb because they are surrounded by a bunch of smart people who judge them for being dumb. Certain smart people think dumb people are mostly poor, troublemakers, disgraceful, and carry lots of other negative sentiments. This leads us to one question: “Are we learning for the sake of knowledge, or to be accepted by society?” Will being s...