"Why is everything so stupid right now?"

Yes, its crazy. 

Just a short one today -- a great theory of the stupidity now in the US, a few funny posts, and Mike Myers.

Brittlestar 

My Global Gas Leak Theory 

Why Everything and Everyone Is So Stupid Right Now

And I have a theory: there has been a global gas leak.

That’s right. The whole planet is just slightly woozy, stumbling around like it stood up too fast after three espressos on an empty stomach. It’s the only explanation that makes sense. Because otherwise, we have to accept that rational people are willingly walking into disaster with the enthusiasm of a dog charging towards a vacuum cleaner.

Look at the sheer volume of decisions that defy any survival instinct. Countries are electing leaders who seem to actively despise them, like a villain in a cartoon who’s just found out he owns the orphanage and now wants to burn it down for insurance money.

Governments are passing laws that seem designed to make life harder for the very people who voted for them. Policies are being rolled out that appear to have been brainstormed in a room where someone left the oven on and no one noticed.

This isn’t just one country, or one political ideology, either. This is happening everywhere, across all spectrums of thought. It’s as if, overnight, a memo was sent out saying, “Let’s see what happens if we just drive straight into the wall, full speed.” And the worst part?

People are cheering for the wall.

... what happens when there’s a gas leak?

People get confused, make terrible choices, and ultimately, the situation goes from “ha-ha, why did I put my car keys in the fridge?” to “oh no, we’ve blown up the entire house.”

And that’s exactly what global politics feels like right now. Leaders and voters alike are stumbling around in a haze, seemingly unaware that they are making decisions that are setting fire to their own futures.

So what’s causing this metaphorical gas leak? Maybe it’s social media, pumping brain-fogging fumes into our collective consciousness. Maybe it’s the 24-hour news cycle, which feeds us a steady diet of outrage and confusion until we’re too disoriented to tell up from down. Or maybe, just maybe, there is an actual gas leak, and we need to open a window, take a deep breath, and reassess before we collectively pass out in the kitchen.

The good news? Gas leaks can be fixed...

In an article subtitled "The Yolks on Us!", the Daily Beast says Trump might have to ask foes like Trudeau for emergency eggs. 

When the story was posted on Reddit, at r/onguardforthee, user powe808 suggested:

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And thanks, Mike:

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