Zaimoni:
> > > The real
> > > question is "how does someone end up in an army in the first place?"
Me:
> > Stupidity? Blind faith? Memetic deprivation?
Zaimoni:
> There are more rational motivations. Have some imagination.
I didn't claim the list was in any way comprehensive. Note also that
each is a question.
You then continue by answering your original question and conclude
with:
> Also, recall: stupidity [as opposed to slow processing] is inherently
> unverifiable by oneself with regard to oneself. I have very few uses for
> that word; it seems to reduce the intelligence of the invoker.
Stupid:
1. Unintelligent, slow-witted, foolish.
So if stupid is the inverse of intelligent then you must have little use
for the word intelligence as well. That you invoke it in the very same
paragraph is merely unhappy coincidence and does nothing to reduce
your unstupidity. For what it's worth I agree that stupidity is
unverifiable, as is intelligence. I do find the terms useful however.
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