When I was a kid, I dreamed of becoming the best in the world at something.
Now, after eight years of intense research for my book Homo Stupido, I’ve come to a realization: I might actually be the best, not just in the world, but in world history, at studying stupidity.
Which raises an uncomfortable (and slightly ironic) question:
Is it, in itself, stupid to be the best at stupidity?
Maybe.
But it’s also fascinating.
Do you know anyone else who has spent eight years researching stupidity?
Here’s the paradox: never in human history have we lived in a more intelligent yet simultaneously more foolish time than now. That makes the timing of this work… interesting. Possibly even valuable.
So what do you think, is studying stupidity a waste of time, or exactly what the world needs right now?