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Nah, stupid wasn't any more lethal than it is today. Infant mortality and childhood disease don't discriminate by IQ (the rates of both are way down as compared to 1921). The population in the US is also triple what it was in 1921. That's triple the number of idiots.
Fair enough.
But 100 years ago, there was no internet, no interstate system, no cell phones, no TV and like you said A LOT less people.

So my point stands. 100 years ago, statistically you were less likely to run across a live idiot.

Agreed?
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Nah, stupid wasn't any more lethal than it is today.
beg to differ. But more to the point survival itself was hard work back then. Adversity has a knack for beating the stupid out of people.
 

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And back then if they found a live idiot, they were locked away in institutions, further decreasing the chances of running into a live one. Now they let them roam about freely.
 

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So my point stands. 100 years ago, statistically you were less likely to run across a live idiot.

Agreed?
NEVER never never tee up an opening like that.

Waiting for Mik to ask if you're over 100 years old.
 

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Does it make me a bad person that I miss the lack of traffic during the "lock downs"? I was always "essential" - and I found myself getting to work 10-15 minutes earlier to work every morning. Not to mention hardly EVER seeing anyone pulled over.
 

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Does it make me a bad person that I miss the lack of traffic during the "lock downs"? I was always "essential" - and I found myself getting to work 10-15 minutes earlier to work every morning. Not to mention hardly EVER seeing anyone pulled over.
Not at all. Too many people commuting always sucks. And it's always too many.
 

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Only one other person on my "commute". If she gets in my way, I can just pick her up and continue on. Have you tried doing that?
I wish! Wrong vehicle for it though. Also, the rock chips in just 12k miles is rather disturbing.
 
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