Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice – Never argue against it!

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You know, I used to think arguing with a fool was just a waste of time.

Now I realize it’s worse than that—it’s like trying to teach algebra to a goldfish that’s majoring in feelings. Arguing with someone who’s replaced thinking with feeling is like wrestling a pig in the mud.  You both get dirty, but the pig enjoys it—and quotes hashtags while doing it.

These days, we don’t have debates. We have emotional karaoke contests, where facts take the night off and everyone just sings whatever makes them feel seen.
And heaven help you if you show up with a pie chart—you’ll get booed off stage by someone quoting TikTok and clutching a slogan like it was gospel.

I’ve also learned something: stupid arguments aren’t just loud—they’re contagious. And if you don’t learn how to recognize the fog when it rolls in, you’ll be choking on it too, convinced you’re wrong just because you’re outnumbered.

So no, you won’t out-argue the fog. You won’t out-fact the mob.
But you can outlast them—by standing in truth, with a steady hand and a clear conscience.

In the end, facts don’t need shouting. They just need time. Because sooner or later, reality charges interest on every lie we borrowed from comfort.

So shine your light. Plant your seeds.
And if the world calls you crazy for thinking—well,  that’s how you know you’re sane.

But don’t expect them to admit you are right, they never will. These type of people can never admit they are wrong because it goes against everything they believe in.

So pull up a chair, light a lantern, and let’s deep dive  about the only way to win a stupid argument—without losing your mind, your integrity, or your sense of humor.


🧠The ONLY Way to Win Stupid Arguments

You ever walk away from a conversation feeling like you didn’t just lose an argument—you lost to fog?

You laid out facts. Logic. Evidence. Charts. Studies. Maybe even quotes from their own side. And what did you get back? Glazed eyes. Slogans. Moral superiority without moral reasoning.

Welcome to the age of stupid arguments.

But here’s the truth:
You can’t win a stupid argument—because it was never a real argument.

“Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Why? Because malice you can expose. Stupidity is immune to facts. It doesn’t think—it absorbs. It’s a willful surrender of thought. Not ignorance. Not low IQ. Not even misinformation.

It’s the decision to stop thinking. It is a feeling. 

People stop asking “Is it true?” and start asking “Is it popular?”
They stop asking “Is it right?” and instead ask, “What does it cost me to believe this?”

So how do you win?

You don’t try to debate the fog. You shine light through it.
You plant seeds. Speak not just to the mind—but to the soul.
Not with arguments, but with moral courage. A quiet light in a dark room.

And here’s the twist:
Stupid arguments aren’t won with better facts. They’re won with better character.
Not louder voices—but deeper convictions. Not harder truths—but gentler questions that awaken the part of them that still remembers how to think.

 


🧭 Final Thoughts:

If you’ve been exhausted by people who “just don’t get it,” you’re not crazy.
You’re just talking to those who’ve abdicated their thinking.

But don’t give up.

Be the one who holds the light.

Because one day—maybe not now, may be never —that seed you planted might be the only thing that gets them out of the fog

Sometimes the smartest move is silence. Win by not playing. Simply refuse to play the game — win by staying silent.

 


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