Anders--I can think of two possible meanings for your utterance.
Before I try to reply, did you mean "I wonder how they become (or stay)
stupid or irrational"? Or did you mean "I wonder how they wind up
holding the positions/power/occupations/influence they do"?
Or were you just blowing off steam, and I should be quiet?
:)
MMB
At 10:08 PM 2/8/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Anders wrote:
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>>There is a surprising number of stupid or irrational people around. I
>>really wonder how they become what they are?
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> Persistance, Anders. Persistance.
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