"Stupid" is a stupid word.

One of the many things that my mum taught me was that "Never to call someone stupid. Instead replace it with the word cute". Stupid is a very harsh word. It makes people upset. It makes people depressed.

It kills everyone's Mr Ego.

Seriously, the word "stupid" should be taken out of the Oxford dictionary.

There are no stupid people.
But there are people who made silly and careless mistakes.
And people who are smarter in other areas.
And also people who are less fortunate than other people.

Also, there are no "stupid" ideas.
Only creative and less conventional ones.
And fyi, "stupid" ideas are good.

I have this true story to share.

In Canada, they have this problem of getting rid of snow that is settling down on cables, hung above the air.

You see, snow will freeze the cables, which may result in the cables snapping. And no electricity to the common folks is EVIL!
So the company got all their employees to come up with ideas.
Someone suggested that they can put honey on top of the pole, so that bears can shake the pole, and all the snow on the cables will fall down.
A "stupid" idea it may seem, but the team thought about how they can modify the idea to come up with something more practical.

And Eureka! Instead of a bear, they sent a helicopter to fly near the cables, and the snow got blown off the cables. Saving lots of dollars compared to their previous solution (which I don't recall) Smart!

Yes, we live in a smart world.
"Stupid" itself is a stupid word.
The next time you wannna use the word, think twice.
The word "Silly" (or "Cute", in my mama's syntax) is more appropriate.

Cheers! ^_^