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Carlo Cipolla's law of stupidity states that "always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation." Even though Cipolla originally wrote about the principle and its consequences for society in the form of an amusing letter to his friends, it gained wide attention. Today Cipolla's law is often used to highlight the importance of critical thinking and careful decision making in order to counteract the potential effects of endemic ignorance.
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Script: Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Matt Abbott
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
Production: Selina Bador
Fact-checking: Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz
Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda
SOUNDTRACKS
Toys Are Alive - Studio Le Bus
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Read The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, Carlo M. Cipolla international bestseller
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Classroom Activity
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CHAPTER
00:00 Introduction
00:44 5 Basic laws of human stupidity]
01:42 4 Factors of human behavior
02:26 The effects on society
03:32 Cipolla's point of view
04:21 What do you think?
04:49 Patrons credit
04:57 Ending
#sproutslearning #stupidity #cipolla #law
Carlo Cipolla's law of stupidity states that "always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation." Even though Cipolla originally wrote about the principle and its consequences for society in the form of an amusing letter to his friends, it gained wide attention. Today Cipolla's law is often used to highlight the importance of critical thinking and careful decision making in order to counteract the potential effects of endemic ignorance.
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This video was made with the support of our Patrons: Alex Rodriguez, Andrea Basillio Rava, Angela, ArkiTechy, Artur, azad bel, Badrah, Cedric.Wang, Daniele Diniz, David Markham, Delandric Webb, Digital INnov8ors, Dr. Matthias Müller-Mellin, Duane Bemister, Esther Chiang, Eva Marie Koblin, Fatenah G Issa, Floris Devreese, Frari63, Gerry Labelle, Ginger, Harmoniac Design, ICH KANN DEUTSCH UND ES WAR EINFACH!, Isabelle, Jana Heinze, Jannes Kroon, Jeffrey Cassianna, Jim Pilgrim, Joanne Doyle, John Burghardt, Jonathan Schwarz, Jorge Luis Mejia Velazquez, jun omar ebdane, Khadijah Sellers, Leonel, Linus Linderoth, Liskaya, Marcel, María, martin, Mathis Nu, Mezes.Macko, Michael Paradis, Mindozone, Natalie O’Brien, Nick Valerio, Nicki, Okan Elibol, Oweeda Newton, Paul Hopkins, Peter Bishop, Raymond Fujioka, Roel Vermeulen, Scott Gregory, scripz, Sebastian Huaytan Meder, Si, Stefan Gros, Stephen Clark, Stuart Bishop, Susan Schuster, Tetiana Gerasymova, Thomas Aschan, Tristan Scifo, Victor Paweletz, Yvonne Clapham, Zlatko Minev and all the others.Thank you! To join them visit patreon.com/sprouts
COLLABORATORS
Script: Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Matt Abbott
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
Production: Selina Bador
Fact-checking: Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz
Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda
SOUNDTRACKS
Toys Are Alive - Studio Le Bus
Nice Toys - Studio Le Bus
DIG DEEPER with these top videos, games and resources:
Read The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, Carlo M. Cipolla international bestseller
amazon.com/Basic-Laws-Human-Stupidity-International/dp/0753554836
Watch our video on Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity
sproutsschools.com/bonhoeffers-theory-of-stupidity
SOURCES
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_M._Cipolla
medium.com/mind-cafe/the-5-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity-513de9dd0bd5
pdfcoffee.com/the-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity-pdf-free.html
Classroom Activity
Visit our website to learn about suggested activity for this topic.
CHAPTER
00:00 Introduction
00:44 5 Basic laws of human stupidity]
01:42 4 Factors of human behavior
02:26 The effects on society
03:32 Cipolla's point of view
04:21 What do you think?
04:49 Patrons credit
04:57 Ending
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RAW DATA
Economic Freedom:
https://www.heritage.org/index/pages/all-country-scores
Happiness Score:
https://worldhappiness.report/data/
GDP per capita from the World Bank Organization: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
GDP per capita from the International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/PPPPC@WEO/WEOWORLD
Gini Index from World Bank Organization and CIA:
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?end=2023&start=2000&view=chart
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/gini-index-coefficient-distribution-of-family-income/country-comparison/
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Script: Jonas Koblin and Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz, PhD
Cartoon artist: Pascal Gaggelli
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Producer: Selina Bador
Voice artist: Matt Abbott
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda
Publishing: Vijyada Songrienchai
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CHAPTER
00:00 Capitalism
00:34 Socialism
01:09 Capitalist utopia
02:00 Socialist utopia
02:52 Their similarities
03:42 Economic freedom around the world
04:54 Mixed economies
05:51 GDP per capita
06:47 Happiness around the world
07:49 Inequality around the world
08:40 Which one do you prefer?
09:09 Unschooler’s dictionary promo
09:40 Ending
09:59 Patrons credits
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