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Will the world ever stop being anti-intellectual? (discuss.online)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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One of the most aggravating things to me in this world has to be the absolutely rampant anti-intellectualism that dominates so many conversations and debates, and its influence just seems to be expanding. Do you think there will ever actually be a time when this ends? I'd hope so once people become more educated and cultural changes eventually happen, but as of now it honestly infuriates me like few things ever have.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think I've ever witnessed literal "anti-intellectualism", perhaps that's a thing around you ? People not caring/understanding the value of knowledge, sure, but deliberately opposing it... that sounds terribly dumb. Not sure what anybody would get out of it

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you seen people overrate "common sense"? That's it.

Don't think deeply, go for common sense, disregard the specialists, we can't understand their areas of study, therefore they are lying.

Also, avoid studying humanities: history, philosophy, sociology, politics. That will make you poor! Stay technical and mathy, don't worry about anything else other than making money! Have a life project! Get rich!

That's the anti intellectual speech.

Who benefits from the smart peoples of the world not questioning the status quo, and the building blocks of capitalism?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Stay technical and mathy, don’t worry about anything else other than making money! Have a life project! Get rich!

"But also not if that technical and mathematical knowledge will disagree with what I want."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

may I introduce you to the very real concepts of anti-vaccine people and flat-earthers? or the people disregarding health advice during the pandemic because of some global conspiracy to kill people with masks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah I know the flerfs ! I "talked" with them, haha. It's depressing.