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Is stupidity a medical condition?

By Dr pius musau

Daily human interactions bring into focus some distinct groups of people: the hapless downtrodden, the intelligent person whose gains also reflect on societal advancements, the thieving bandit and the stupid being who inflicts losses to others at no gain to self. Science tells us that the stupid group is more abundant than any other, strides the five continents in equal proportions and is found among all classes of society. Among the helpless and the bandits are subgroups with strong drift towards the stupid segment.

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