Why isn't common sense more common
By sharone74
@sharone74 (4837)
United States
March 30, 2011 2:11am CST
I wish that common sense was more common. I mean there are a lot more "common" people than there are elites so why is it that the majority of people between the age of 17 and 28 tend to lack good GD sense? Everywhere you look people are doing some of the stupidest carp you have ever seen. Glorifying it and posting videos of the extra super stupid carp that they do on YouTube. Everyone reading this post right now can name at least 30-50% of their friends as those lacking common sense. I mean if it is so common how come there isn't more of it going around?
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6 responses
@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
30 Mar 11
Well, it's too common that many want to be different, that's why they do all the "cool" stuff which just showing their lack of sense
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
3 Apr 11
I know everyone wants to take the path less taken but if we were truly all on the path less taken it wouldn't be the path less taken.
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@greenfeathers (1206)
• United States
30 Mar 11
You're right, I do have a large list of folks..And too, I wonder how many such lists I myself am on. Quite a few no doubt..because common is just another way of saying 'average'. I don't want to be average. Too easy..
Simply put, if being different is a crime then we're all criminals..Enjoy!
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
3 Apr 11
I am not speaking of average I am speaking of an awareness of your surroundings, other people, other people's feelings, keeping close watch on your children, etc. There are a lot of common sense choices that have absolutely nothing to do with normality or averageness. Just the non-trainwreck alternative would count as common sense.
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
24 Jul 11
Personally I sometimes think it is really in the way a person is raised, and their values in life that count the most for them. I have seen a lot of really Stupid things people do and never think seriously of anything being wrong with it from a lot of different ages, but many times it is the ones in their Early 20s that are unmarried you see the worst from. Many times they are so far from marriage and being grown up mature adults it is not funny. And then if they end up having kids during this time they never change, and it makes you feel for the kid.
@busybee10 (3186)
• India
30 Mar 11
All these things happen because diferent people think in different ways,and one does not match the other.
So also for common sense.If used in the right way the world would be a real world by now.
There is no scope in the future too for people cannot change themselves as many have got negativity.
So also for common sense.If used in the right way the world would be a real world by now.
There is no scope in the future too for people cannot change themselves as many have got negativity.@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
3 Apr 11
Yes but even if people don't commonly follow the common sense answer they should at least know that it was an option.
@didi13 (2926)
• Romania
11 Jul 11
Unfortunately today to be polite, have good sense and the good is perceived as weakness and always tends to take advantage of this. Just as the way we behave and react we can change that. I say this because today when they meet someone with common sense is trying to take advantage. But the conclusion comes at the end where it is found that everything was intended to make the start, there remained only an illusion. Finally it is found that the winner is the one who started to believe that they can take advantage of a victim or a safe default beat became true winner ..
In a world full of common sense and gentle feel safer and also more free. Just keep common sense and kindness, and if possible to offer and make gestures that not only bring peace of mind and love in the end I'm sure we will win three times more.
@violici (21)
• United States
30 Mar 11
I think it's because "common sense" is different for everyone. What seems common sense to me, others will think it's stupid, and vice versa. I used to think the same thing, that so many people do so many stupid things, but then so many other people like those stupid things, so just because me or you don't like it or don't see it as common sense, it doesn't mean that it isn't for them.
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
3 Apr 11
You're close but not quite, I mean good clean common sense. Like something that if you asked 10 normal people what they would do in a situation 9 or 10 of them would give the same sensible answer. Like "what would you say if your wife went to a lot of trouble to get dressed up for you for a rare night out, what would you say if she asked how do I look honey?"
a)you look great babe
b)you look ok
c)it took all that prep time for this?
dthat dress kinda makes you look fat.
common sense and common experience should give you the right answer. She is looking for a or b never c and absolutely under no circumstances d and it is common sense that everyone knows that a or b is acceptable c or d is not even if that is really what you think of how she looks.
