Stupid people have all the answers.
― Socrates
No industry—events included—is spared its share of dim bulbs.
You encounter them every day on social media platforms, where they continue to insist the pandemic is "fake" and that Covid-19 precautions are a "Socialist plot against America."
I encountered a dim bulb recently: a CEO who, ironically, runs a company that sells light bulbs to tradeshow exhibitors.
The proud leader of a "dream team" (according to his company's cheesy website), he went ballistic when I questioned his dimwitted thinking.
Our confrontation began when an accomplished events-industry journalist I follow posted a comment on LinkedIn.
She lamented the fact that the states are inconsistent about their Covid-19 precautions concerning crowd-sizes.
"It's only gonna get worse under Biden," the CEO shot back, ignoring the fact that states set the rules.
"He's not about business, like he claims. All shows are moving dates. Exhibitors are getting pissed. ISC WEST moved from March to July now. Then what? Canceled again. Either just shut all shows down until we can get back to normal, with people interacting, or just open up and let who wants to come, come."
I replied to him, "So you're willing to risk the health and safety of attendees, so you can make money? Nice!"
The CEO replied, "Do you go to stores and shop or do you sit home by yourself? If the stupid masks worked, why is there still this widespread virus? Many stories of the tests not being accurate. You just need to stay home by yourself and think the Democrats didn't lie and cheat in the last four years. I see where you're from. Don't tell us how to live our lives. This is the USA."
I replied, "Not logical or informed."
The CEO replied, "Crawl back under your rock."
I replied, "I am in the majority of Americans. Sorry, pal."
The CEO replied, "Sorry, you're not, you just think so, you're not American, you're a Socialist in hiding. Again back under your rock with your mask and gloves or maybe in the basement with Joey. You don't want to fight like true Americans. By the way, tough guy, I'm not your pal."
I replied, in kind, "You strike me as a fascist. Do your customers know you are a fascist?"
The CEO replied, "You strike me as an idiot that can't paint, Demtard. Back under your rock, Demtard. Back under your rock."
I replied, "Business failing? Panicking? No surprise." I included a link to my recent post about increasing mask-wearing at tradeshows.
Without reading my post, the CEO replied, "We really don't care what you think. Back under your rock, basement dweller."
I replied by posting a meme:
The CEO replied, "Again, back under your rock. Go look for your little tree, basement dweller. Did you paint that? Back under your rock."
I replied, "I see from your website you are cashing in on Covid-19 by selling 'social distance' crap. What unmitigated hypocrisy! And what a crappy website. All the photos for the social distance crap have fake captions. Funny! Chump."
That ended our back and forth.
Dim bulbs always burn out.
NOTE: The above is unedited, except for corrections to the CEO's abysmal spelling and punctuation.
