Sometimes, I hear “critical thinking is so good”.
Yet, sometimes I meet people who cross their arms and are against pretty much everything.
I fail to see how critical thinking helps those people.
In some online communities, you tend to see lots of negativity, hatred even.
They say only ignorant people can be happy (“Happy people are not the smart people.”).
As far as I can tell, I think only smart people can be happy. I see a lot of angry, upset, negative not-so-smart people.
And I’ve met in my life some people who were both happy and very smart.
What’s the biggest problem I have with always-upset people? They tend to make poor decisions.
Vaccinations, friends, life, voting, choosing between A and B.
And, even more than this, they tend to be unhappy and grumpy.
Be happy, choose wisely, live longer – who wouldn’t want this?
The unhappy / less smart / critical people.
Is critical thinking bad? No. Is being critical all the time, always aggressive, always fighting, always wanting to win, badly? To me, yes.
I don’t have a problem with saying “No”, I have a problem with people always saying “No”.
PS, 2021.01.28: Welp – 9GAG.