How stupid can you be. A British man carved his family’s initials onto one of the historic walls in Pompeii. He had carved three sets of initials, his own, and those of his two daughters, onto the wall. He had also written out the date: August 7, 2024. Why? He wanted to leave behind a record of his family’s trip to the ancient city.
"Under a new Italian law, visitors who deface monuments can face steep penalties of up to €40,000 (nearly $44,000)—and up to €60,000 for more serious acts of destruction. The government can use the proceeds from these fines to repair the damage."
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It's not unique. 2 months ago a dutch tourist used a permanent marker.
To brush up your knowledge about stupidity:
From an essay by Professor Cipolla (1976) in which he describes the fundamental laws of a force he preceived as the greatest existential threat to humanity: stupidity.
Law 1: Everyone always and inevitably underestimates the number of stupid people in circulation
Law 2: The probability that a person is stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
Law 3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or group of people when he or she does not benefit and may even suffer losses.
Law 4: Non-stupid people always underestimate the destructive power of stupid individuals.
Law 5: A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.
