The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a similar vein:

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

There's a considerable overlap between intelligence of dumbest tourists and smartest bears.

Some Park Ranger

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

for a little while he was my only friend

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When did he unfriend you?

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

he sold our friendship for $580 million and never heard of him again

[–] sentientity@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

You’re so unbelievably right here.