Is the average person too stupid for their own good?

Never underestimate the stupidity of the average person! But what you are really talking about here is the dumbing down of cultural aspirations and yes, I agree with you. Trouble is the lunatics run the asylum, the media is populated by gibbering half-wits who have extreme difficulty understanding anything remotely more complicated than tying their shoes up (Well they probably have shoes without laces) The media have promoted their own values such that it has become fashionable to boast that one does not understand maths or anything vaguely scientific or technical. Anyone with an IQ over 5 or who endeavour to understand such things are decried by these window-lickers as boring or a nerd or some-other meaningless derogatory term. Even universities have dumbed down and subjects such as English have become a kind of mix of political correctness and sub-standard philosophy all the best urban

While that a sensitive topic about people's opinion. It is no ones fault really. We live in a society (all societies, races, creed, all rolled into one big ball of clueless people) where we are dumbed down. I can say that for my country as well as yours. People have been encouraged to be stupid. Bombarded with false hopes, false dreams, an altered reality and too many distractions so we all loose focus on the real issues of the world. That we way we all won't know what hit us until its too late. Yes I agree that people really don't see it. As much as technology is concerned, they're all missing the point. We are gearing towards development and yet they ridicule new inventions. They don't even realize that they're barking at their selves. Some of them are probably even posting using their smart phones. Duh. Same thing isn't it. Computers used to be a big machine on the desk. Now the iphone has the processing power and data storage that makes computers of the 80s an extinct device. Yet, there is also a fraction of society who are intimidated with new things. My old grandmother was intimidated with the calculator some 30 years ago. So in any sense, this is a defense mechanism for some people when they are intimidated. Yes that is ignorance hiding behind a rock. But then again it is not their fault as we are all meant to be in this altered state of reality. Can you post a link to that article? That sounds interesting. hehe.

I am not sure it is a revolution : due to the fact that this technology can work only at very low temperatures -- I read that 5° Kelvin was too much --, if will be possible to use it in the future only for RAM memory. It looks more like a technical exploit than anything else, as the carbon nanotube technology is more promising for RAM, except if this new "atomic" technology can bring a serious acceleration to RAM speed and solve the actual memory wall problem, and I did not read that it was the case. The average person understand enough to technology to know that his car will not work without gas and his computer without electricity. For the rest, he knows that there is breakdown mechanics, repairmen and people working in computer maintenance. He is not stupid, but he should refrain himself to post comments under articles he does not understand. I will add by experience that it is frustrating for an author to be said "too techy to understand", but over time you end up to not worry about it.

Yes, there are many stupid people. But you know what mockery means? Means someone is terrified. There's nothing as cruel as to laugh and mock others, but I read in psychology that it's because the one that is laughing is terrified so they try to look superior or bring others down to ridiculous so they are in a equal level. Now, when you see someone making fun, mockering, you know what's deep inside their soul.

Yes. And all the people on internet including us are below average.

I agree with you. Most of them are always complaining.

I was reading a quote online that had been attributed to Einstein.. (I may be paraphrasing a little!) "Anyone can be a Genius...but if you judge a fish on its inability to climb a tree,it's going to go through life being made to feel stupid"...

Yes some are ignorant and naive, and some are plain stupid and not knowing they are stupid are the worst time.No shame and proud of their own stupidity, so stupid1 people are scare to tell them that they are stupid.They are usually blinded by greed,lust , jealousy and laziness.These are people who choise to follow the path of stupidity.

Maybe not for thier own good, but have faith in God and this world that you partake in will be ok (maybe not the world of someone else though). Nano tech and Psychotropic,psyonic,psychotronic weapons and doctrines, have made this world a little more difficult for some, the chosen few, but I hope there are at least a couple of us who will still continue to believe there is a way out of this scientific,war ladden knowledge mess....I see the light. Do you? I KNOW FOR FACT THAT THEY (sheep.goyim) ARE IN TEHE DARK AS HELL but it does not matter, they feared evil instead of God and chose to mock science and disbelieve everything other than whats been put on a one way track for them.They are brainwashed. That's just the way it is. NOT ALL PEOPLE, but most, are not ignorant, but lacking knowledge rather. STUPID is a way to put it, but UNKNOWING is a nicer way to put it. BLIND best desribes the subject. There is a Hero out there that will make it right, SLay the Dragon,end the war of worlds, what-ever...I Hope I sure as hell will try until I am gone. I will give it my best shot. I am just an old man though... PEACE! PS. If this data storage is true and the Allele (hope I spelled it right) process transfers info from cell to cell even skipping the cells between, then a simple germ going through a blck hole could be in a sense, TIME TRAVEL and it is probably best that everyone is , as you put it, TOO STUPID FOR THER OWN GOOD. Stupid is harsh though, God forgive me/us.