José María Luevano

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José María Luevano

@silvergorilla820669 · Jan 12, 2026

[1242] Know Stupid Questions

Why do you ask, “Why?”
It’s my understanding that most of the time you only ask “why” when you already know the answer. The second most common reason is that you explicitly don’t want to know the answer.
Why would God…? Why do birds suddenly appear…? Why doesn’t Congress…? Why am I alone…? Why didn’t my parents…? Why doesn’t the school…? Why are they so angry at…? Why would you downvote...?
“Why” doesn’t invoke intelligence. “Why” doesn’t necessitate context or history. “Why” works mostly in service to filling dead air. “Why” is what you use to gauge whether or not your “whys” are more “reasonable” and “righteous” than someone else’s.
I know why. I know why in almost every single scenario because I’m just another animal. I have the same words as you, if we’re speaking in English. I have about the same kind of traumas. I’ve got approximately the same experiences and familiarity with media or era-specific references. Yes, we’re all unique and have differences, but are overwhelmingly the same across the most important metrics for answering different “why” questions.
We fell under a spell when we got comfortable. When “we” no longer had to witness the infinite list of consequences for

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