The Various Forms of Stupidity
The exploitations of a couple of women have been splashed all over the press the past several days..
The recent debacle of the astronaut turned "Fatal Attraction" persona is the first to come to mind. This lifelong ex-military career scientist/engineer took it upon herself to confront another woman about a relationship with her intended love interest. Everyone is musing over just what happened in this female's mind. Did she snap from exceedingly high expectations? Over her fear of failure? Loss of control? And on and on and on.....
Come on people! Snap out of it! Don't overanalyze the situation. The smarter our society gets, the more we over-intellectualize every freakin' thing.
The woman made an incredibly stupid decision and committed an incredibly stupid act. I've known many highly cerebral, educated people who can't exercise a lick of rationality or common sense. The whole mess is a blatant act of stupidity on her part and she should take her lumps and learn from them. Moral of the story, you're not gonna get your man by act of pepper spray, steel mallet and 900 mile dependable diapers. Bad move. It just won't work.
Does this mean she's incapable of serving in our space program in some adequate capacity? Probably not. Does she need intense psychoanalysis and treatment?
In my mind, probably not.
She definitely needs help getting her personal life in order, but it doesn't mean she's not a good engineer. This is not a rant in her defense. Quite the opposite, really. I just think there is too much emphasis on analyzing her psyche. Because she is highly educated in a high profile career we want to blame some sort psychotic breakdown rather than dealing with the situation at hand. There has to be a good reason someone that highly regarded would stoop so low. Or could she have just been stupid. My vote is on stupid.
The other woman is dead. Most likely from a drug overdose. She came across as pretty stupid.... But was she totally stupid?
In my mind, not really.
She was smart enough to capitalize on what (umph) "assets" she possessed. We, as well as our media, have been interested enough to keep the (umph) "exposure" alive for well over ten years. She cashed in on her so called celebrity status quite famously. She lived a pretty high life, no pun intended... Pretty good for a highschool droput, backwoods chick who without the exposure would still be working at a greasy diner in some rural town or, for that matter, living off the government.
Where does her stupidity come in? When she crossed the line and let the celebrity status take control. She wasn't smart enough to stay in control. Whether it was drugs, poor management or a combination. She lost her control and what common sense she had. I'm not saying she had a lot to begin with... but she obviously had some.. And now she's dead. That makes her stupid. Not necessarily cashing in on exploitation of her (umph) physical assets and the drama surrounding her life. She let the drama and celebriality (sic) take control. If you're going to capitalize on the drama, keep your head about it. Letting the drama and other influences get control is stupid.
I'll add this disclaimer to this short rant.... I am not a rocket scientist nor do I possess any such (umph) assets that may draw exploitation. So I'll just paraphrase my favorite local eclectic columnist... "This is just my own damn opinion, so if you don't like it, sue me."
And remember......there many forms of stupidity...One of our goals in life should be to avoid them.
The recent debacle of the astronaut turned "Fatal Attraction" persona is the first to come to mind. This lifelong ex-military career scientist/engineer took it upon herself to confront another woman about a relationship with her intended love interest. Everyone is musing over just what happened in this female's mind. Did she snap from exceedingly high expectations? Over her fear of failure? Loss of control? And on and on and on.....
Come on people! Snap out of it! Don't overanalyze the situation. The smarter our society gets, the more we over-intellectualize every freakin' thing.
The woman made an incredibly stupid decision and committed an incredibly stupid act. I've known many highly cerebral, educated people who can't exercise a lick of rationality or common sense. The whole mess is a blatant act of stupidity on her part and she should take her lumps and learn from them. Moral of the story, you're not gonna get your man by act of pepper spray, steel mallet and 900 mile dependable diapers. Bad move. It just won't work.
Does this mean she's incapable of serving in our space program in some adequate capacity? Probably not. Does she need intense psychoanalysis and treatment?
In my mind, probably not.
She definitely needs help getting her personal life in order, but it doesn't mean she's not a good engineer. This is not a rant in her defense. Quite the opposite, really. I just think there is too much emphasis on analyzing her psyche. Because she is highly educated in a high profile career we want to blame some sort psychotic breakdown rather than dealing with the situation at hand. There has to be a good reason someone that highly regarded would stoop so low. Or could she have just been stupid. My vote is on stupid.
The other woman is dead. Most likely from a drug overdose. She came across as pretty stupid.... But was she totally stupid?
In my mind, not really.
She was smart enough to capitalize on what (umph) "assets" she possessed. We, as well as our media, have been interested enough to keep the (umph) "exposure" alive for well over ten years. She cashed in on her so called celebrity status quite famously. She lived a pretty high life, no pun intended... Pretty good for a highschool droput, backwoods chick who without the exposure would still be working at a greasy diner in some rural town or, for that matter, living off the government.
Where does her stupidity come in? When she crossed the line and let the celebrity status take control. She wasn't smart enough to stay in control. Whether it was drugs, poor management or a combination. She lost her control and what common sense she had. I'm not saying she had a lot to begin with... but she obviously had some.. And now she's dead. That makes her stupid. Not necessarily cashing in on exploitation of her (umph) physical assets and the drama surrounding her life. She let the drama and celebriality (sic) take control. If you're going to capitalize on the drama, keep your head about it. Letting the drama and other influences get control is stupid.
I'll add this disclaimer to this short rant.... I am not a rocket scientist nor do I possess any such (umph) assets that may draw exploitation. So I'll just paraphrase my favorite local eclectic columnist... "This is just my own damn opinion, so if you don't like it, sue me."
And remember......there many forms of stupidity...One of our goals in life should be to avoid them.
posted by Teri at 5:52 AM
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