Okay, so we all know how Ed has this habit of opening his mouth first, and thinking later. I understand that many people do this. But Edvard, when left to his own devices, with only his words and character to work with, nearly always ends up in the same place. He is ridiculed and criticised after he says some dumb shit. He repeats the same mistakes over and over again, he hasn't got a shred of empathy and shows the false confidence of a cornered squirrel.
Why is this? Is it merely accentuated by his old status? Is it just the way some people behave?
Is he unique in his stupidity? Or is this a common thing?