there's dumb people from all sides, man. ones who engage in illegal activities and the one's who dont. retaining and recalling what you learn is a problem with a lot of people. people with attention deficits succumb to stupidity if they do not receieve the proper medication - even people without attention deficit disorders take the medication to improve their recalling of information. i think everyone has attention deficit disorders to some degree. anyone can be intellectual with some effort and will power.