Special Kind of Stupid award of the Year: Amber, Putin and Will
2022 is barely halfway, but I think we have our winners!
2022 is being an odd year. Which is no small feat after two years of a global pandemic.
A while ago, someone here on Medium said something along the lines of “ it takes a special kind of stupid to do what Putin is doing” (kindly remind me who it was should you recognise the author). And it’s true: how someone has it all and decides to blow it on a totally unnecessary whim, beats me. It definitely takes an award-deserving Special Kind of Stupid to do something like that.
Well, I kept that idea in mind. But lo and behold, soon enough two other worthy contestants came to join Mr Putin on the podium: Will Smith and Amber Heard, in no particular order.
It is known that Pride comes before the Fall- just ask Satan. We all know the story, mythology or belief variations aside: Satan was the most beautiful angel in heaven; he lived a pampered life basking in God’s glory and enjoying whatever delights angels favour, until one day he decided to throw the mother of all tantrums, bother everyone, make a massive fuss, you know the drill. As a consequence, he was thrown into Hell (or Earth to put up with us lovely humans, depending on what version you choose) and from then on…
