The five laws of stupidity

Sometimes, Italians are good at coming up with “universal laws”. 

Think for example of the Pareto principle developed Vilfredo Pareto in 1896 and enunciating the 80/20 rule. 

More recently, in 1976, Professor Cipolla published a 60-page essay describing the fundamental laws of a force he perceived as the greatest existential threat to humanity: stupidity. 

Right, you’ve read correctly: STUPIDITY. Since I find the subject interesting and worth dissecting it for our mutual benefit, we’ll explore it in our next blog!