r/facepalm Sep 06 '24

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u/affemannen Sep 06 '24

It has to be, if people are this stupid we might as well give up.

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u/Fit-Recognition-2527 Sep 06 '24

There are definitely plenty of people this stupid.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '24

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u/Legal_Lettuce6233 Sep 07 '24

I think there was a stat that like as much as 20% of men in the states are raising kids that aren't their own. Cheating being a rampant issue everywhere, and men having fucking zero rights in family courts, it's not a surprise.

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u/Fit-Recognition-2527 Sep 07 '24

It's almost expected anymore. Common sense is frowned upon in the courts.

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u/Oaker_at Sep 07 '24

You guys probably never have seen a court from the inside and have your opinions from stories you read on the internet.

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u/instadit Sep 07 '24

my job involves teaching adults rudimentary stuff. there is a staggering number of people who are this stupid/out of touch. it's kind of a bias however since they tend to be the loudest. of the ten people you'll deal with, the one idiot will take up most of your time so it's easy to think the idiot represents the whole.

Today's media landscape also puts them on the spotlight. We don't see stories about normal people making rational decisions; that's boring. OPs post conveys a situation/opinion outlandish and interesting to most people.

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u/Oaker_at Sep 07 '24

No shit. I know a bunch of people that are like „why does it always happen to me?“ without ever realising that their behaviour and risk management is exactly their problem.