Society is knowledgeable but not wise.

[nutildah]

The main problem stems from the fact that, while knowledge continues to build upon itself at a seemingly exponential rate, the human brain hasn't really evolved over the last 6,000 years, given that evolution works over an imperceptibly slow rate of time. So being 96% genetically similar to chimpanzees and 80% similar to cows, we're really bound to the confines of our own nature.

Going back to the OP, I think the best example of failing to learn from our mistakes is hard drug addiction, which we have known for decades/centuries is no good, yet exists in society at higher rates among the general public than ever before. Its like, we know things are bad, and we do them anyway, because we're basically monkeys.

[Cryptotina]

Well you know there are those who are critical thinker and those intelligent. So the question should be, is it better to be a critical thinker or to be intelligent? Note that people who are intelligent experiences more negative events, while critical thinkers experience fewer bad things in life. Also we do stupid things for the sake of the stupidity. Let's just say we're not completely perfect 😅

[erikalui]

People are foolish or they are oversmart. Almost everyday I see people so much into their mobile phone that they don't catch while travelling in an open train, don't watch the road while crossing or riding a bike. They call for an accident and they still don't learn from their mistake. Sometimes I feel mobile phones should be banned or they should be fined for using them while travelling as it's similar to not wearing a helmet.

[r1s2g3]

That's a huge score considering we all are baboons 

because we're basically monkeys.

I am confused between baboons and monkeys.   

Originally we were not made to make mistakes. We were simply given the choice, along with the instruction to mot make mistakes. We decided to not listen to the instruction, and to make mistakes instead. Look at where it got us. We die. Let's stop making the mistake of rejecting the only way that we have to get eternal life back.

Why we do not want to follow the instructions?
I think we pick up the choices that are easy to pick and convenient for us. We did not think of result at time when we were making the choices.

[darklus123]

Going back to the OP, I think the best example of failing to learn from our mistakes is hard drug addiction, which we have known for decades/centuries is no good, yet exists in society at higher rates among the general public than ever before. Its like, we know things are bad, and we do them anyway, because we're basically monkeys.

As you have said being a dumb can just sometimes be a human nature, no matter how smart the person is. We tend to do things based on our emotions and a good example is what you have said drug addiction. It is bad and illegal substance that can destroy our body yet there are still some people who gets addicted to it why? cause it feels good.

Aside from that this substance has chemicals that can ruin our mindset that makes as dumb

[LUCKMCFLY]

This makes a lot of sense, especially when they say that the People never make a mistake and the People is the one who chooses, given my experience in the country I live, I believe that the People will never be right, because it is simply a mass that they choose to leave manipulate easily by what the politicians promise knowing that they will never fulfill most of the times. I think that everything must have some kind of control so that people do not fall into systems of governments that lead to total failure.

[kotajikikox]

Yes society is knowledgeable but not wise.because you learned but you did not use it.since you have knowledge you should use it to be able to be wise

[Naida_BR]

I find many instances in life where I think society is having all the data,facts and information (means they got knowledge) but still they are making bad choices. (lack of wisdom).

For ex: People know that overspeeding can cause accident (have knowledge) but still they overspeed (making bad choice, lack of wisdom)
           People know that there bad eating  habit affecting their health but still they eat junk.
           People know they should exercise but they ignore it.

I guess the list can go endless for many trivial things.

Do you guys know something that people in your neighbourhood/family/society knows very well but still exhibit bad choices?

This is the most crucial issue that society faces fight now. They don't have the critical mindset to interpret data and information.
They just absorb information without interpreting first. They modern pace of life has made us lazy and we don't want to think.

[TimeBits]

I find many instances in life where I think society is having all the data,facts and information (means they got knowledge) but still they are making bad choices. (lack of wisdom).

For ex: People know that overspeeding can cause accident (have knowledge) but still they overspeed (making bad choice, lack of wisdom)
           People know that there bad eating  habit affecting their health but still they eat junk.
           People know they should exercise but they ignore it.

I guess the list can go endless for many trivial things.

Do you guys know something that people in your neighbourhood/family/society knows very well but still exhibit bad choices?

I smoke, I know it is bad for me. There is some pros and cons but the cons defiantly out way the pros. I should quit, I quit before for over a year I am not sure why I started again, stress I guess.

[TimeBits]

This is the most crucial issue that society faces fight now. They don't have the critical mindset to interpret data and information.
They just absorb information without interpreting first. They modern pace of life has made us lazy and we don't want to think.

This is really good, Yes most people are more like NPC`s instead of Real players in this game, Sheeple who follow the masses, I guess the saying monkey see monkey do is true. It is hard to wake up other people for it is them that need to wake up themselves. I think it stems from how the school system is, told what to do, what to think and how to feel. I also feel main stream media (music/movies/tv) has a big role in it, but what I think has the biggest role is religions.