Photos Where Ignorance Abruptly Stopped Being Bliss

Humanity has a history that spans millennia, so it's completely natural to be ignorant about many things. We are all ignorant, in a way, and that's fine. The problems start to appear when you're ignorant about the skills you added to your CV or the tasks you should be carrying out at work, because the consequences could be disastrous.

There's a saying that goes, “ignorance is bliss,” but that rarely applies in everyday situations or the workplace. There, you have to be sharp and ready for any new challenge coming your way. Otherwise, you might struggle, and nobody wants that. Especially you. But we don't tend to admit our ignorance until it bites us, and by then, it's likely already too late to do anything.

So, here are some photos where ignorance abruptly stopped being bliss and turned into something else entirely. Something bad, by the way, in case it wasn't clear enough.