Why are starfish in Spongebob so dumb?

Why are they so mean is more curious to me? People say Patrick only recently became a total ass but look at his actions in "I'm With Stupid." Why would anybody be friends with a Starfish?

>>83847113
Decentralised brain. If each limb is mostly doing it's own thing neurologically, then the "head" arm's only real function is to spew nonsense while the rest of the body secures food.

>>83847113
starfish dont have brains irl, just a nerve system thingy

>>83847113
Because in real life they're so slow

Why did they call that fat pink fuck Patrick? My name is Patrick and I never heard the end of it in HS. What was the reason?

>>83847113
that's racist

>>83847203
its not like sponges have brains either

>>83847271

The joke is that he has the only normal name in the entire series, so it stands out and is funny.

>Spongebob
>Squidward
>Mr. Krabs
>Patrick

See?

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>>83847271
I think Patrick is a special case where his name has nothing to do with him being aquatic.

>>83847324
His last name is Star though. The actual "special case where his name has nothing to do with him being aquatic" would be Gary

>>83847311
But are they slightly smarter than starfish? And are squids pretentious?

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>>83847113

Starfish start life as microscopic creatures with entirely different behaviors than starfish as we know. At some point the balloon in size until they become macro scale creatures. They are one of the few creatures to go through metamorphosis.

They're dumb because they don't have a refined nervous system like other animals that size. You could say they are giant microscopic creatures.

>>83847113
Because they literally live under a rock

>>83847113
Why was the color palette in this episode so dark and dulled compared to the rest of the episodes from that season?

>>83847271
At least you never got the Fall Out Boy end of that name's stick.

>>83847113
Starfish are the niggers of Spongebob's world

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>>83847651
>WE WUZ KANGZ N SHIEEEEET

>>83847317
>Not knowing Mr. Krabs' full name
What are you, fucking gay?

>>83847971
Its eugene right?

>>83847113
Racist.

>>83847271
Because its an Irish name and we all know how "smart" the Irish are

>>83847616
I notice it to. For some reason it makes OP's image look comfy.

>>83847271
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>83847165
He's a starfish, in other words another name for asshole