I m simply noting that there was a time when stupid people knew that they were the problem. They tried to hide their ignorance or, at the very least, concede that people ought to know more than they did. They didn t listen to classical music or read the newspaper or even know for sure who was leading their nation. But they knew they ought to. Not any more.
Stupid people are in vogue.
Fifty million Americans agreed. And they should know. The fact is, there are plenty of stupid people. There always have been. But in the past, being stupid was hard.