How Stupid Are They ????

[RydenStoompala]

I'm not sure this is a psychology post. It's more of an emerging social behavior phenomenom, one that I have noticed.

With the explosive growth of poker, and poker literature, I would have thought that more players would know the difference between logical explanation and urban legend. What I am seeing on online games and hearing in cardrooms, more than I was a year or so ago, is borderline mental retardation. I've heard two adults openly discussing the frequency of bad hands dealt by female versus male dealrs, and coming to an agreement that the women deal better cards. I've seen people online having a three way conversation about the frequency of receiving AK in the hole at one site versus another, and agreeing that such-and-such a site is "definitely the best." The examples are endless. It is mind-numbing stupidity on a scale that I thought could only exist on the Simpsons. I am seeing/hearing it a lot more now than previously.

Is it me, or has society been administered a gigantic STUPID pill? I'm not talking about micro-limit newbies, I'm talking about people who should know better...intuitively. Is there a bad drug problem I have not read about? This is like listening to people argue the influence of whitchcraft over zoning laws. It's starting to freak me out.