SHHHHH!!!!! - by Jefferson Nnadiekwe

Stupid people are not allowed to air their opinions in public - at least that was a belief once upon a time. Not only were they not allowed to speak, they were not extended an invite to an important gathering or among the knowledgeable. It might come across as arrogant and nasty to label certain group of people stupid, but the word exists for a reason and I won't give into woke culture that ignores some words. However to pacify the angry heads among us - by stupid, I mean people who lack knowledge or wisdom in specific topics, yet choose to advertise their ignorance rather than fix it. People like this exist everywhere. Their misguided and brazen show of stupidity can be seen in schools, work places, social gatherings, casual hangouts, and most recently, the internet. These people should not be given a chance to air their opinions. Wise men knew this. Even though I admit that they could be extreme, they were on to something. Why should stupid people not be allowed to freely give their opinions? Simple, because a stupid opinion is a dangerous thing. No matter how idiotic an opinion sounds, it has the ability to influence some people - majority of this being children. Hence to protect such gullibility from being preyed upon, we need to curb the rate at which absurd opinions are shared. Giving a stupid person the floor in a gathering, is also dangerous to said person. There is something hugely embarrassing about advertised ignorance. It might be elusive to the person, but not to others. There are also mischievous individuals ever ready to take advantage of exhibited ignorance. You see? It's not a condescending thing to say stupid people should not speak in public! But alas, our world has changed. The internet exists and it's free to all - free to stupid people. And with such freedom comes the overwhelming display of stupidity in the name of opinions. All it takes for anyone to drop a hot take, is an active internet subscription, an Instagram account, or an X account. And boy do stupid people have a ton of 'hot' takes. These garbage opinions have succeeded in driving a lot of people down nonsensical paths, but somehow we enjoy promoting them. It's a sure fire way to trend on social media - say something stupid! I have to state that the number of stupid people in the world grossly outweighs the number of reasonable people. Don't believe me? look through the internet with an objective mind. Having known this, can you imagine how ominous it is to let the opinions of the foolish drive the world? That might be the actual doomsday. A couple of weeks ago a certain young lady who I refuse to give the honor of mentioning her name, made the rounds on the internet for her views shared on a podcast. Quite frankly, the opinions she spewed were appalling - it's not the scary part. The scary part is that she did succeed in garnering a few supporters, and further reinforcing the warped ideology that women should be paid by their admirers for their beauty. That is what you get when you give an ignorant and intellectually handicapped person the platform to speak. The stupidity spreads like a virus. We can curtail this particular menace that threatens the sanity and order of society by limiting the liberty at which we give everyone to speak on sensitive subject matters. It might be extreme, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

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