Saw the question "why are we all so fucking stupid".

Saw the question "why are we all so fucking stupid" today.

I think a big reason I'm so stupid is that I've spent a lifetime making excuses for my bad behavior and have sought out validation as opposed to true understanding of the world around me. 


I've looked for something to blame and I've run away from situations that challenged a belief system that I was unwilling to sincerely look at. 


I've been angry with the world and at others for my problems when really I should have been angry with myself. 


Not self-loathing, but angry enough with myself to at least step back far enough from the defenses I set in place to protect my ego, so that I could get honest and actually try to change. 


Instead, I've SAID I want to be better. I haven’t actually done anything to BE better. 


Sure, my life has been total trash, but I'm 30 years old. Who is actually at fault for my life? I am. 


I have gleefully avoided true growth and chosen to be the way I wanted solely because that's what I wanted. 


My ego, my arrogance, my greed, jealousy, and victimhood. 


It has stunted me and I have allowed it. 


So though I've had many many chances to learn something, I didn’t. 


I think I'm so stupid because I haven't practiced ANY self-accountability. I haven't asked "how can I be of use to the world" and instead have asked "how can the world be of use to me". 


My ego and self-righteous bullshit are why I'm so fucking stupid.

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