Does carelessness = stupidity?

iamstop

Carelessness or absent mindedness can often lead to catastrophic, disastrous and even fatal consequences. Just go to you tube and type a description of heavy equipment followed by fail to see what I mean. For example 'forklift fail'.

Is everyone in who caused the accidents in those videos stupid? Some, probably, but I would argue in some cases it was carelessness. The reason for the carelessness could be many and complicated but the person does not necessarily need to be stupid.

I'm sure there are other examples.

Bigmac1euro

Overworked and tiredness could be a factor. Don’t think it’s black and white. There’s 100’s of reasons someone’s decision making could be affected leading to catastrophic disaster and sometimes it’s not stupidity or carelessness.
Tiredness is a massive killer on the roads across the planet.

EmmetSpiceland

Stupid is as stupid does.

Gretas Gonna Get Ya!

Sometimes it's just rotten luck.

I've seen a couple of bad accidents in yards and warehouses. Neither of them were being careless, and they were far from stupid. As Forest Gump would say, sometimes "**** happens". (Health & Safety don't like that movie btw:P)

Edgware

Bigmac1euro wrote: »

Overworked and tiredness could be a factor. Don’t think it’s black and white. There’s 100’s of reasons someone’s decision making could be affected leading to catastrophic disaster and sometimes it’s not stupidity or carelessness.
Tiredness is a massive killer on the roads across the planet.

"I'm tired. I'm so tired I could cause an accident that could kill me or someone else but I'm so stupid I won't take a rest"

Stupidity is very rare, but there are different types of intelligence. If you've ever worked in a large organisation you'll have seen this every day. The wheels wouldn't turn if everyone thought like a secretary, neither would it work without secretaries.

SlowMotion321

Doesn't matter how smart or stupid you are, sometimes the universe just decides to fcuk you up!

fergiesfolly

One of the most intelligent guys I've ever worked with was also the most careless.
Was over qualified for the work he was doing and couldn't be motivated to do any better. Went through the day in a daze.The standard of some of his analysis, reports, etc was poor to say the least.
Changed jobs, loves the work. Completely different approach and one of the most hardworking and diligent in his department.

ILoveYourVibes

Bigmac1euro

Edgware wrote: »

"I'm tired. I'm so tired I could cause an accident that could kill me or someone else but I'm so stupid I won't take a rest"

That’s not really what I meant.
Your body can be tired and your brain isn’t so you might feel fine but your reaction times are a bit slower.
For example I feel fine right now and if I got in the car I’d feel fine, it’s 1am though and I’ve had a long week but I’m not ready to fall asleep but I bet my reaction times would be a bit slower without me realising. I’m more likely to make error. Ill probably get into bed now and stare at the ceiling, my body is tired not my mind.
I watched a programme about tiredness being a massive factor in road deaths in America, mainly younger people travelling to school or college in the morning.

bnt

Ever heard the phrase “absent-minded professor”? Someone whose mind might be light years away, instead of focused on what’s going on here and now. “Stupid” would be the wrong word to describe such a person.

GooglePlus

What is stupidity?

I know people who may come across as "stupid" at first glance and when you get to know them, it turns out they just aren't arsed putting in the effort to come across any other way but are very intelligent.

I've yet to meet a genuinely stupid person, there's always something going on in there.

Wibbs

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Stupidity is very rare,

GooglePlus wrote: »

I've yet to meet a genuinely stupid person, there's always something going on in there.

I'd find stupidity not particularly rare myself. Yes you get the people who may appear a bit thick but have other stuff going on, but beyond them yeah I'd meet pretty dense people regularly enough in life. Most people are kind enough to allow for them or hope they've other redeeming features, but thick is common enough.

I would agree there are different types of intelligence. Things like practical intelligence, "book" intelligence, emotional intelligence(muy importante) adaptive intelligence(about the rarest I've found), artistic intelligence and so on. Even so, right now off the top of my head I can think of two people who score bloody low in all of the above.

iamstop

I think most of us have moments of carelessness that can result in accidents but overall are not too stupid.
Learn from your mistakes eh.

McGinniesta

iamstop wrote: »

Carelessness or absent mindedness can often lead to catastrophic, disastrous and even fatal consequences. Just go to you tube and type a description of heavy equipment followed by fail to see what I mean. For example 'forklift fail'.

Is everyone in who caused the accidents in those videos stupid? Some, probably, but I would argue in some cases it was carelessness. The reason for the carelessness could be many and complicated but the person does not necessarily need to be stupid.

I'm sure there are other examples.

I might type it into pornhub

iamstop

Post what you find.