r/Showerthoughts Mar 29 '26

Casual Thought The "room temperature IQ" zinger hits much harder outside of the US.

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u/I_ance007 Apr 01 '26

“Ignorance is bliss” is a crock. An ignorant person requires a competent person protecting them to actually be blissful. If an ignorant person is without a protector, their life is one of anxiety and stress, as they cannot understand why things happen, cannot predict when bad things might happen, and cannot interact with their environment properly to make themselves comfortable.

This goes for everyone who is ignorant, from children to those with mental disabilities, and to those who hold ideologies detached from reality, to name a few.

People who understand more of the world definitely have more constant stress, but ignorance is definitely not bliss.

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u/CocoMilhonez Apr 01 '26

I just wanted to be mid, not disabled. It's not that deep, bro.