You are right that you can't fix "stupid". Some of the 10%'ers are not stupid but rather focus on having negative attitudes and contribute very little to the positive side of life. There is no humor of people who are ill, challenged or have or may have injuries. When you hear or read someone who exhibits that behavior the best is to not laugh since that provides some form of approval. How many have been in a group and one of the members made a terrible joke and most laughed rather than stay silent and not give approval to that bad behavior?
Lots of this exists and thus isolating the 10%'er.