I'm not so think as you stupid I am.

The dumbing down of America continues, and there's nothing you can do to stop it.

I first started noticing things like, NO TURN ON RED signs at intersections where there previously wasn't one. Some idiot caused an accident, or more likely scores of idiots, and now smart drivers pay the price of having their option taken away from them based on someone else's poor judgement. Or the disclaimer stickers they put on things, like the one on the iron that says "Caution: HOT". It's an IRON. Or the one on the lawn mower that tells you not to put your hands inside where the blade is while the mower is running. Well duh. But I did hear the story of the guy who picked up his mover to trim his bushes, promptly removing a few of his fingers. He sued the manufacturer and won because there was no warning anywhere that told him not to do it. (CME trading floor story, probability of being true 50%)

But the latest is getting downright scary. Are drivers too dumb now to notice that they are weaving across the center line on their own? The car will steer you back to center. Or about to hit the car in front of them? It will "prep" the brakes for you. Are we so in-attentive that we forget the cruise control is on? No need, HAL will slow the car down. Or that there is a car in the dreaded blind spot? WARNING LIGHT! Yes all these features are the newest gadgets to hit the auto industry. Wonder how much all that development cost. Here's a concept. Teach the drivers better and spend the money on alternative fuel development instead. The best is the Lexus that actually parks the car for you. No need for drivers ed classes to bother with parallel parking anymore, just make sure the kid makes enough dough to buy a Lexus and the car will do the rest. Why all these tecnho gizmo's? Because we are becoming too dumb to not have them.

So every time some idiot does something stupid, you can be sure someone will take up the charge and make sure that we slap a warning sticker on it, or pass a law to protect the rest of us. Like its contagious or something. I have a friend who always says, "80% of the people in this world are stupid." Or maybe 90%. I think it started lower and has crept up after all these years. I say, given a chance to do something stupid, people will never let you down.