jaykrown@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoCelebrating anti-intellectualism is the biggest danger to humanitymessage-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down110
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minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.socialBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoNah. Anti-intellectualism is absolutely a thing. Why are people not trusting experts? Why are people not thinking through problems for themselves? It’s not because they do not trust certain people. It’s because they believe their ignorant opinion is just as valid as a researched conclusion. It’s pride, expressed in the dumbest way possible.
Nah. Anti-intellectualism is absolutely a thing.
Why are people not trusting experts? Why are people not thinking through problems for themselves?
It’s not because they do not trust certain people. It’s because they believe their ignorant opinion is just as valid as a researched conclusion.
It’s pride, expressed in the dumbest way possible.