Y'all remember, before the internet, when people thought the source of stupidity was lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn't that.
@MostlyHarmless
My fear is that it is very simple: the reason for stupidity is stupidity.

Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. Against st