The author of the article fails to realize that the default setting for all humans is "stupid". We occassionally do something not stupid, but for the most part we blindly follow the lemmings in front off the cliff.
What separates us from the monkeys is the fact that they had the good sense not to come down out of the trees. That and beer.
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