On Men, Women, and the Infinite Loop of Madness
I just stumbled across a George Carlin quote that made me snort tea through my nose. He said:
Here’s all you need to know about men and women: Women are crazy and men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid. It’s not the only reason, but it’s a big one. And by the way, if you don’t think men are stupid, check the newspaper. […] And if you don’t think women are crazy, ask a man. That’s the one thing men aren’t stupid about: they know for sure, way deep down in their hearts, that women are straight-out fucking nuts.
You know you’re dealing with the truth when you start laughing and then slowly realize the joke is on you.
There’s something perfect about Carlin’s ability to take what’s basically a centuries-old war between the sexes and distill it into one infinite feedback loop:
Men act dumb → women go crazy → men panic because women are crazy → do something even dumber → women lose their minds again → repeat until death.
And yet… he’s right. Men are stupid. Not all the time, but cyclically, like the moon. There’s a rhythm to male stupidity — it waxes and wanes. It’s usually triggered by confidence. The moment a man feels too sure of himself, some cosmic switch flips, and out comes a decision that makes everyone else in the room go, “Really?”
Meanwhile, women are over there trying to manage the whole circus and the frustration builds until they cross into what men like to label “crazy”, but which is often just “exhausted by bullshit.”
That’s not to say that women’s craziness is entirely caused by men, nor that their own brand of inherent and unique craziness doesn’t have some influence in men being stupid in the first place, but y’know. There we are.
It’s almost poetic, really. Yin and yang. Stupid and crazy. The grand balance of the universe.
If men ever stopped being stupid, women might stop being crazy — but then who would tell us what to wear, or how to feel, or that we’re “overreacting”?
No one. And then chaos, amirite? So maybe this whole thing keeps the universe from imploding.
Still, I sometimes think if aliens ever land, they’ll take one look at how we flirt, argue, and marry each other anyway, and go, “Nope. These people aren’t ready for interstellar anything.” Then they’ll turn the ship around and file Earth under “volatile species with unresolved mating rituals.”
But I digress.
❦
 |
David is an American teacher and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku. He blogs here and at laspina.org. Write him on Bluesky. |
George Carlin hit the nail on the head didn't he? Such a shame we lost him so many years back already... The relationship between the sexes has always been that way and always will be. Why do you think so many marital "self help" gurus exist making money hand over fist over the insanity. Damn, I should write a a book guiding couples to marital bliss. I could make a fortune! lol
This sums up pretty much every car ride I have with my wife. Either that or when he is ranting about something and then I chime in thinking she is going to be on my side and I suddenly find out I went too far and I get the "really?". Ouch!
Drop the mike.
HOnestly I wasn't sure what to expect from this post. I've read some pretty dumb shit on Hive about women, which makes me despair, and you know if I ever write a 'Ladies of Hive' post, I don't get as good rewards, though I'll get great engagement from the community? It's almost like all the big curators on Hive are men or something :P Ah, that feels better, I've been meaning to say that for years...
I guess we just have to be tolerant of each other. It's easy to say 'men do this' but to be fair, we can't change them much. AT least they get better around 25 when their brains finally mature a little. I do wonder about same sex relationships and whether they have similiar 'mating rituals' and whether one couple takes on the stupid role and the other one the eye rolling one.
I think hubs and I are a classic example. Not that he's not an highly intelligent male, with a Physics degree and a practical bent that can fix anything and build anything (I had to shop around for years for a man like that, and one that could read as well) but damn he can be stupid.
'Hey honey can you put the honey away?'
'What honey?'
Me, sighing: 'The one in front of you?'
Like why don't you look first before asking? Seriously, you just need to be quiet and think more.
Glad you could make it through and get something from my rant. I just heard that Carlin quote and was inspired to run with it — tongue firmly in cheek.
haha you know I'm sure my wife would point out that I act exactly like your husband in that example sometimes.
Hahahahaha... I didn't hear that hilarious quote by George Carlin, so thanks for sharing it! Also, I do like your observation on the topic, and it's crazy how we still live in "balanced chaos", men and women... I would dare to say that it's impossible to break that chaos... It is Ying and Yang... but that's the beauty of it... We can't be the same... that's the point... 😃
I have picked this post on behalf of the @OurPick project! Check out our Reading Suggestions Posts!
Please consider voting for our Liotes HIVE Witness. Thank you!
hahaha my mom says that all the time. Probably sad but true.
I think, like River said, you need to remember to be okay with 'the other'. I seem to agree with all the women in my life men are stupid as hell, but you gotta be careful. Can't let that become bitter or resentful, 'cause that'll sour your relationship to everything in life. Same's true about guys. Also worth remembering it's true for all of them (and again, your own "side" has its respective faults). Often, we get caught up looking for a smarter guy or an uncrazy woman, except they're not there, so we just leave a bunch of fucking grief in our wake.
Loved this.
Only the stupid would fall for the crazy, and vice-versa. If men weren't dumb enough, they'd be better of alone and let the world exist without making tiny duplicates of their stupid selves.