The word "ignorant" means: Not knowing about something.

Since there are a great many things that any one of us doesn't know about...we are all, technically speaking, ignorant...when it comes to those things...but not when it comes to things we do know about. This has little bearing on whether we are stupid or not.

The word "stupid" means: Being unable to use good judgement about something even IF you know a good deal about it. Stupidity is a more serious problem than ignorance, because ignorance is just lack of knowledge...not necessarily lack of innate intelligence or ability to think clearly.

The thread title appears to be using the word "ignorant" to mean "stupid". That could lead to quite a bit of confusion as to just what it is that people are talking about here.

A person who has never learned to read is ignorant of that particular ability. This doesnt' mean he's stupid...but many people may assume he is stupid just as a matter of course, because they take the ability to read for granted...and therefore assume that he is quite stupid. They may be wrong about that. He might even be a good deal smarter than they are in practical intelligence and reasoning power and objectivity, but just not have had any life experience of learning to read.

So what are we really discussing in this thread? Ignorance? Or stupidity? Or senility? Or complacency? Or a sense of entitlement? Or arrogance? Or inflexibility? Or dullness? Or lack of attention? Or impatience? Or self-centredness? Or lack of respect? Or prejudice? Or....etc....etc...etc....

It could be any or none of the above, couldn't it?