The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Carlo M. Cipolla

If you've ever found yourself despairing at the ubiquity of stupidity among even the most 'intellectual' of people, then this hilarious, timely and slightly alarming little book is for you. Cipolla, the late, noted professor of economic history at the University of California, Berkeley, created a vitally important economic model that would allow us to detect, know and neutralise this threat: The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. Seeing the shambolic state of human affairs, and sensing the dark force at work behind it, Carlo M. This is the immensely powerful force of human stupidity. It has global catastrophic effects and can be found anywhere from the world's most powerful boardrooms to your local pub. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military.

Since time immemorial, a powerful dark force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness.

The five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world. 'Brilliant' - James O'Brien, author of How to be Right 'A classic' - Simon Kuper, Financial Times Law 5: Danger A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.The first UK and US publication of the classic international bestseller that set out to detect, understand and neutralise the most powerful dark force known to man: stupidity.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. Law 4: Cost Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals.Law 3: Loss A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.Law 2: Independence The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

Law 1: Underestimation Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.The full description and implication of these 5 basic laws can be read in his article The 5 Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Cipolla who was Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley up his death in the year 2000. These laws were identified and developed by Carlo M.

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Carlo M. Cipolla