The word “fool” holds so much weight, and yet we can't quite agree on its meaning. In the Shakespearean sense, the Fool is a commoner who uses their wit to outsmart and get the better of those with a higher social standing. And thus we get the brilliantly enigmatic Isaac Asimov quote, “That, of course, is the great secret of the successful fool – that he is no fool at all.” The good fool willingly dons the mask of ignorance to hide their high-level wheelings and dealings. But the way we use “fo…