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Oh okay, I have not factored in the idiots π
We must, unfortunately, factor in the idiots. They're quite pervasive.
π«² Gestures broadly around at everything π«΄
That'd need a new driving-license. With stricter checks. Not if applicants could memorize basic stuff but their emotional and intellectual maturity.
It is pretty disturbing that 99% of people driving havent been assessed in 10 years or more beyond βdo you know what this yellow triangle is? Do you know what this red octagon is? Do you have at least one functioning eyeball?β
Very true... But at least we do test it at all. Anyone is allowed to have tons of kids and offer them no live or makes them fat or....
Isn't there an old engineering adage that anyone that tries to design something to be idiot proof generally severely underestimates the resourcefulness of idiots?
Something about that yes. Never underestimate the ingenuity of an idiot π«€