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I found this quote recently:
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
This quote speaks to that way I feel about the "protectionism" that prevails today. We protect everyone from everything. Wait, it's worse than that, We over-protect. I'm sure the over-protecting started before this situation but the case of over-protecting that started me being angry about it was the suit against McDonald's for their coffee being hot. Look, If you put coffee between your legs while driving, you are at risk of toasting your privates. You and you alone are to blame if it happens. "Coffee is hot" is not a warning label. My three year old knows coffee is hot and he cannot read yet.
If you and a buddy decide that a lawn mower would be a great tool for trimming your hedge, you and you alone are at fault for losing your fingers or hands. A warning label that says: "this is a lawn mower and is not to be used as to trim trees, hedges, toe nails, hair, etc." should not be required. Again, My three year old son knows a lawn mower when he sees it. He also knows not to put his fingers underneath when it is running, but that label doesn't seem to bother me as much.
Just two examples of how common sense is being bred out of us by this over protecting. Conversely, (directly to the point) we are phucking with evolution. The theory of evolution dictates that the fittest will survive. I will take a liberty with the word fit, I choose to believe that fit also applies to the brain or to general "smarts" ie: common sense. The survival of humans as a species can be directly related to the level of common sense that we have displayed (necessity being the mother of invention if you will).
Flash to a cave man who cannot reach and apple in a tree "Hey, I know. What if I use that stick over there on the ground to knock it down?" eureka!!!
I believe that if we continue to protect those with less than common sense (one could use the term idiots. Let's call them un-fit), then they will survive to breed more un-fit. Reverse Darwinism! We'll need more warning labels. Like: "Water is wet" and "Knife is Sharp" and "Children are Hard Work" (oooo that could be a rant!).
This is the root of my campaign to remove all unnecessary warning signs and use them to beat the lawyers and plaintiffs that attempt bring protectionism suits to court. Or perhaps we will label them with a sign that says: "I am un-fit", I prefer a "kick me" sign but that's just me. I am not alone in my distaste for warning labels:
http://www.dumbwarnings.com/
But they only find them to be funny or annoying. They are not thinking about the effects of these warning labels. How do we stop these frivolous suits? Simple. Take responsibility for your actions. If you fall in your yard, It is not Phil Knight's fault that your Nike's do not have good traction on ice. Cut your finger chopping carrots for dinner? Don't sue Ginsu. You get the idea. Learn from your mistakes and make your life better.
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
This quote speaks to that way I feel about the "protectionism" that prevails today. We protect everyone from everything. Wait, it's worse than that, We over-protect. I'm sure the over-protecting started before this situation but the case of over-protecting that started me being angry about it was the suit against McDonald's for their coffee being hot. Look, If you put coffee between your legs while driving, you are at risk of toasting your privates. You and you alone are to blame if it happens. "Coffee is hot" is not a warning label. My three year old knows coffee is hot and he cannot read yet.
If you and a buddy decide that a lawn mower would be a great tool for trimming your hedge, you and you alone are at fault for losing your fingers or hands. A warning label that says: "this is a lawn mower and is not to be used as to trim trees, hedges, toe nails, hair, etc." should not be required. Again, My three year old son knows a lawn mower when he sees it. He also knows not to put his fingers underneath when it is running, but that label doesn't seem to bother me as much.
Just two examples of how common sense is being bred out of us by this over protecting. Conversely, (directly to the point) we are phucking with evolution. The theory of evolution dictates that the fittest will survive. I will take a liberty with the word fit, I choose to believe that fit also applies to the brain or to general "smarts" ie: common sense. The survival of humans as a species can be directly related to the level of common sense that we have displayed (necessity being the mother of invention if you will).
Flash to a cave man who cannot reach and apple in a tree "Hey, I know. What if I use that stick over there on the ground to knock it down?" eureka!!!
I believe that if we continue to protect those with less than common sense (one could use the term idiots. Let's call them un-fit), then they will survive to breed more un-fit. Reverse Darwinism! We'll need more warning labels. Like: "Water is wet" and "Knife is Sharp" and "Children are Hard Work" (oooo that could be a rant!).
This is the root of my campaign to remove all unnecessary warning signs and use them to beat the lawyers and plaintiffs that attempt bring protectionism suits to court. Or perhaps we will label them with a sign that says: "I am un-fit", I prefer a "kick me" sign but that's just me. I am not alone in my distaste for warning labels:
http://www.dumbwarnings.com/
But they only find them to be funny or annoying. They are not thinking about the effects of these warning labels. How do we stop these frivolous suits? Simple. Take responsibility for your actions. If you fall in your yard, It is not Phil Knight's fault that your Nike's do not have good traction on ice. Cut your finger chopping carrots for dinner? Don't sue Ginsu. You get the idea. Learn from your mistakes and make your life better.
posted by Skip at 4/02/2004 09:29:00 AM
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