Man Wishes He Was Dumb Enough to Be Happy All the Time : theonion

[–] ugo@feddit.it 82 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I knew someone like this. Bless her, dumb as a brick but a happy little silly goose, never seen her without a smile on her face.

We never made fun of her, and was always nice to hang out with in a group. She didn’t get a lot of the things going on in movies so we’d bave to explain, but never detracted to the fun.

Wish being dumb was more often like that. Instead most dumb people I know are hateful and vitriolic towards things they don’t understand (which is almost everything) making everybody else miserable.

I try surrounding myself with as many intelligent people as I can, those that don’t rage against things they don’t understand (which is also almost everything).

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

She was smart enough to not let the things she doesn't understand drag her down. In reality, there's not one single intelligence.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I used to hang out with a different kind of dumb person. He would watch a movie he didn't understand but thought he did. Once i "flirted" for him with his ex girlfriend over text, because he wanted her back, but most of the time had no idea what she was talking about. She said she saw him today and he had a new haircut. I texted back: yeah they grew over my head (it's a saying in german that means something is getting too much, but it also is a hair pun.) she laughed and i gave his phone back. He read it and didn't understand it. Even if I explained it to him, he just didn't understand what might be funny. So he texted her back: he also shaved his pubes. God bless his soul.

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[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago

Every friend group needs a golden retriever

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 13 points 5 days ago

Same, I also know a girl like this. Maybe not the sharpest tool in the shed but she's lovely and I wouldn't change her for anything. Intelligence isn't the only positive attribute a person can have. Kindness and generosity are massively important!

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 90 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is truth, not satire.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

And yet the jester is usually the wisest in the court.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

And also incredibly depressed

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

Wisecracking isn't the same as being happy

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't remember being interviewed.

[–] jwt@programming.dev 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's because you're a dumbass. Happy now?

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 10 points 5 days ago

You know what? Yes, yes I am!

[–] mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip 42 points 5 days ago

Smart enough to realize everything is shit is a real debilitating condition and honestly, one doesn't haven't to be very smart to realize that.

[–] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 41 points 5 days ago

Felt this since I was a child.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

It's me. I'm the man who wishes he was dumb enough to be happy all the time.

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Man Wishes He Was Dumb Enough to Be Happy All the Time

The prescription is 'tussin + alcohol, like in that one episode of House M.D.

[–] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 days ago

This is sadly very true.... and also doxylamine, trazodone, melatonin, etc...

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 25 points 5 days ago

I often also feel this way, although I also look at a lot of voting-aged people in the US and realize that being that dumb usually just means you are angry all the time.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (3 children)

It's me. I'm the man.

[–] babybus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

We are all you on this not so blessed day.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

I don't recall giving consent to writing a story about my life.....

[–] AtomicHotSauce@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

This hit me at my core.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Some days it feels like it would be easier to take a ball peen hammer to my prefrontal cortex than deal with the rest of my species.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

and that's how folks transition into puppygirls.

[–] Sierra_Is_Bee@beehaw.org 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh good, I was hoping to find a transition comment here as I felt the same way for a long time 😅

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

And I want to make it clear I'm not even complaining OR criticizing! XD

It's wholesome in a peculiar way: people who want to embrace simple joy, and to love others with the same unbridled enthusiasm as dogs do? That's beautiful and sweet deep down at the heart of it.

Even though I KNOW that for many it's a "sex thing"... Honestly so what. Anyone who doesn't like it can choose to do literally anything else with their time.

I've stopped caring about pointless judgement, moralizing pearl clutching hand wringing self-righteous hysterical theatrics... What a waste of time and energy when instead happiness is actually an option.

Maybe it's jealousy. How dare someone be happy, right? Whatever! Let them be goodgirls. There are few things more harmless than that.

I don't think I could ever play the role of an "owner" (apparently that's a thing) but I'm happy when I see them, in the same way I'm happy when I see dogs. Because I see dogs.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 days ago

I mean, for most of petplay people I know it's much more of an everyday thing than a sex thing. Which makes sense, since that's generally more of a furry thing. It's less about being an animal and more about being someone's pet, very gentle sub and dom stuff. There's a good tumblr post

petplay? oh you mean that kink for burnt-out neurodivergent people with abandonment issues who need simple easy directions and assurance that the person giving them will still be there at the end of the night. yeah i got you i know what you're talking about

And like, mood.

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[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Too smart to be happy too dumb to be successful.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 9 points 5 days ago

Dunno about that, plenty of dumb successful people out there, this world ain't a fair one.

[–] smokebuddy@lemmy.today 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I feel this one, but Vin Diesel is actually a decent actor? Find Me Guilty is a banger, Boiler Room is solid, he was good in Saving Private Ryan and he was The Iron Giant ffs

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Like Adam Sandler, Vin Diesel can act but chooses a lot of projects that do the opposite of showcasing that skill.

[–] Chuymatt@beehaw.org 4 points 5 days ago

I would say that he’s a better actor than The Rock, but he’s not winning any acting awards anytime soon.

[–] Tixanou@lemm.ee 8 points 5 days ago

He just like me fr

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

fr

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Is the intelligent thing not to be to recognise when things are out of your control and put them out of your mind

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Depends on the reaching of the action, even if the event was out of their control but going to impact them, say an invasion or war breaking out at their location it'd be warranted. However in a general sense I agree, it causes undue stress if there's nothing directly they can change.

People thinking like that is how we get some people fighting for rights, the current fight may not directly impact them but they can see how it'll impact things in the near future when more rights are changed. I mostly agree with not adding undue stress but sometimes it can be difficult to know when it's undue or warranted because it can happen quickly once the ball starts rolling.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Putting things out of your mind doesn't mean you can't take action though

If the only reasonable thing I can do to make a change to a situation is to cast a vote there's no point worrying about it until I actually have the opportunity to do that

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I see what you're saying, when you said put it out of your mind it more sounded like forget about it, which isn't helpful when people see a problem, but you have to know what you can reasonably impact. There is usually more that can be done but time and money are limited. Many people don't have the time to campaign for ideas which in itself is an issue with the way things are run in my opinion.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

I do find it crazy that despite all the technological advancement to save everyone time we just ended up spending all that free time working

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

*any of the time ftfy

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

I feel seen!

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

I'm too dumb to be happy!

[–] josephsh5@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

I've seen this on an episode of House MD

[–] lohky@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"Better to be an animal than a man, an insect than an animal, a plant than an insect, and so on.

Salvation? Whatever diminishes the kingdom of consciousness and compromises its supremacy."

Yup.

[–] kusari@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hey welcome to the fediverse!

[–] lohky@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thanks! I almost know what that means!

[–] kusari@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago

I don’t know what it means yet too but you are welcome :D

[–] redisdead@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Idk, republicans don't really seem to be a happy bunch.

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