People are Stupid
Erik has realized what I have been saying for years Regular People are Stupid. Welcome to the club dude. I've been saying for years that "It's all right to be filled with hate, people are stupid" (years of tech support for realtors), and I hold by that it's true. He's got some good points on the reasons that the programmer type folks can express themselves a bit better (not always of course) as they have a tendancy to think algorithmically and such.
Update: Fixed broken link.
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hey dude, "tech support for realtors" link no workie
btw, I think Erik's final conclusion and argument that people really aren't stupid is wrong.
everyone is stupid... well... 'cept me of course.
No, people are stupid. A lot of them. But people who can't write very well aren't necessarily stupid, that's all.
The stupid people outnumber the smart people but the stupid people are essential to the world because where else would the smart people get their laughs.