Cipolla’s 5 Laws of Human Stupidity Explained

Carlo Cipolla's law of stupidity states that "always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation." Even though Cipolla originally wrote about the principle and its consequences for society in the form of an amusing letter to his friends, it gained wide attention. Today Cipolla's law is often used to highlight the importance of critical thinking and careful decision making in order to counteract the potential effects of endemic ignorance. SUPPORT us to make more videos! 🧡   / sprouts   DOWNLOAD video without ads and background music 🤫: https://sproutsschools.com/video-less... SIGN UP to our mailing list and never miss a new video from us 🔔: http://eepurl.com/dNU4BQ SOURCES and teaching resources 🎓: https://sproutsschools.com/cipollas-5... VISIT our website 🌐 : https://www.sproutsschools.com CONTRIBUTE by upvoting your favorite topic or suggesting new ones : https://sprouts.featureupvote.com/ THANKS to our patrons This video was made with the support of our Patrons: Alex Rodriguez, Andrea Basillio Rava, Angela, ArkiTechy, Artur, azad bel, Badrah, Cedric.Wang, Daniele Diniz, David Markham, Delandric Webb, Digital INnov8ors, Dr. Matthias Müller-Mellin, Duane Bemister, Esther Chiang, Eva Marie Koblin, Fatenah G Issa, Floris Devreese, Frari63, Gerry Labelle, Ginger, Harmoniac Design, ICH KANN DEUTSCH UND ES WAR EINFACH!, Isabelle, Jana Heinze, Jannes Kroon, Jeffrey Cassianna, Jim Pilgrim, Joanne Doyle, John Burghardt, Jonathan Schwarz, Jorge Luis Mejia Velazquez, jun omar ebdane, Khadijah Sellers, Leonel, Linus Linderoth, Liskaya, Marcel, María, martin, Mathis Nu, Mezes.Macko, Michael Paradis, Mindozone, Natalie O’Brien, Nick Valerio, Nicki, Okan Elibol, Oweeda Newton, Paul Hopkins, Peter Bishop, Raymond Fujioka, Roel Vermeulen, Scott Gregory, scripz, Sebastian Huaytan Meder, Si, Stefan Gros, Stephen Clark, Stuart Bishop, Susan Schuster, Tetiana Gerasymova, Thomas Aschan, Tristan Scifo, Victor Paweletz, Yvonne Clapham, Zlatko Minev and all the others.Thank you! To join them visit www.patreon.com/sprouts COLLABORATORS Script: Jonas Koblin Artist: Pascal Gaggelli Voice: Matt Abbott Coloring: Nalin Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Production: Selina Bador Fact-checking: Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda SOUNDTRACKS Toys Are Alive - Studio Le Bus Nice Toys - Studio Le Bus DIG DEEPER with these top videos, games and resources: Read The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, Carlo M. Cipolla international bestseller https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Laws-Hum... Watch our video on Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity https://sproutsschools.com/bonhoeffer... SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_M...   / the-5-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity   https://pdfcoffee.com/the-basic-laws-... Classroom Activity Visit our website to learn about suggested activity for this topic. CHAPTER 00:00 Introduction 00:44 5 Basic laws of human stupidity] 01:42 4 Factors of human behavior 02:26 The effects on society 03:32 Cipolla's point of view 04:21 What do you think? 04:49 Patrons credit 04:57 Ending #sproutslearning #stupidity #cipolla #law