I was in New York about a year ago and it was the first time that i had ever ridden on a subway ...
Now for those of you have ever ridden on a subway you would know that a subway could be a pretty dangerous thing ... if you are stupid. I mean you could get hit by it if you stand too close or fall onto the rails and get electrocuted for example. But for the number of people that live in New York there there are surprisingly little accidents that happen concerning the subway. You are more likely to get stabbed in the subway than run over by it. My friend however was telling me of a story about someone who tried to put their face against a train as it passed and dying as a result.
Now Flash to Trinidad...... Trinidad will soon be building a Rapid Rail system: The T3 ...
(Don't doubt me ...... I'm an engineer ......... and engineers know everything lol)
But i digress ........
When that rail comes, i can forsee "unfortunate" happenings ........ Trinis are a not accustomed to these things for one ..... and there will always be some jackass who would try some madness (like touching the train as it passes or something to that effect). Now I'm not saying that i think New Yorkers are smarter than Trinidadians; I'm pretty sure that a whole host of new Yorkers have died or have been injured by the subway since its inception, but I'm also sure that the numbers of such people have decreased due to familiarity with the system and people learning from the mistakes of others.
In nature, the weak and the feeble are usually eaten or die naturally. Only the strong and healthy survive thus ensuring the continued strength of the species. The human race, on the other hand, has become so technologically advanced over the millennium that it has become a super-predator with no natural enemies ...... It has no natural selection and thus allows the weak among us to survive and propagate. We have become super-predators due to our intellect and development of technology- our strengths- and therefore, those amongst us lacking intellect and technological savvy can be taken as being the weak.
So when stupid people die as a result of their own stupidity ...... don't feel forlorn ...... its just natural selection..... for humans.
So often we see dumb people doing dumb things and getting hurt, and we say "Hey, someone should redesign that so people don't get hurt - make it idiot proof"......but as you would soon come to realize - there is no such thing as "idiot proof" ..... Idiots are quite resourceful. Idiots get into everything, they go out of their way ignoring signs and crossing barriers to do meaningless acts and end up hurt in the process..... so why stop them??
In fact, maybe we should remove some barriers so we can get rid of them!! By protecting idiots we are just weakening the genetic pool.
The End
And remember folks, this is Bob Barker here reminding you to have your Fool Spaded or Neutered.
Now for those of you have ever ridden on a subway you would know that a subway could be a pretty dangerous thing ... if you are stupid. I mean you could get hit by it if you stand too close or fall onto the rails and get electrocuted for example. But for the number of people that live in New York there there are surprisingly little accidents that happen concerning the subway. You are more likely to get stabbed in the subway than run over by it. My friend however was telling me of a story about someone who tried to put their face against a train as it passed and dying as a result.
Now Flash to Trinidad...... Trinidad will soon be building a Rapid Rail system: The T3 ...
(Don't doubt me ...... I'm an engineer ......... and engineers know everything lol)
But i digress ........
When that rail comes, i can forsee "unfortunate" happenings ........ Trinis are a not accustomed to these things for one ..... and there will always be some jackass who would try some madness (like touching the train as it passes or something to that effect). Now I'm not saying that i think New Yorkers are smarter than Trinidadians; I'm pretty sure that a whole host of new Yorkers have died or have been injured by the subway since its inception, but I'm also sure that the numbers of such people have decreased due to familiarity with the system and people learning from the mistakes of others.
In nature, the weak and the feeble are usually eaten or die naturally. Only the strong and healthy survive thus ensuring the continued strength of the species. The human race, on the other hand, has become so technologically advanced over the millennium that it has become a super-predator with no natural enemies ...... It has no natural selection and thus allows the weak among us to survive and propagate. We have become super-predators due to our intellect and development of technology- our strengths- and therefore, those amongst us lacking intellect and technological savvy can be taken as being the weak.
So when stupid people die as a result of their own stupidity ...... don't feel forlorn ...... its just natural selection..... for humans.
So often we see dumb people doing dumb things and getting hurt, and we say "Hey, someone should redesign that so people don't get hurt - make it idiot proof"......but as you would soon come to realize - there is no such thing as "idiot proof" ..... Idiots are quite resourceful. Idiots get into everything, they go out of their way ignoring signs and crossing barriers to do meaningless acts and end up hurt in the process..... so why stop them??
In fact, maybe we should remove some barriers so we can get rid of them!! By protecting idiots we are just weakening the genetic pool.
The End
And remember folks, this is Bob Barker here reminding you to have your Fool Spaded or Neutered.
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