As one who is continually disappointed with the general populous, I throw the term ‘retard’ around quite freely. However, the developmentally disabled couldn’t be further from my mind. There’s no need to denigrate that subgroup when our entire society is more fitted for the term. Joe Public, too often, falls short of the mark and Suzy Special is rather impressive. The prevalence of incompetence and ignorance is at an all time high and my patience for it is at an all time low. People have become too comfortable with not knowing things. Job descriptions have narrowed to the point where the only thing within their scope is how to say: “That’s not in my job description.” Maybe I should pay kudos to American humility and its non-knowitall attitude but I think the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction. People now champion their ignorance. We have overspecialized our way from the Renaissance back into the Dark Ages.
Alas, there is hope! I have recently noticed a proliferation of developmentally disabled adults in the workforce. Target no longer has charitable beggars raising money out front. Instead, they now employ them. Same with many of the fast food and grocery behemoths. A correlation between performance and disability is a refreshing alternative to general nincompoopness.
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