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

submitted 1 year ago by ThePenitentOne@discuss.online to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It couldn't possibly be because of dumbshits like you who enable them, thinking that by allowing them to dominate the conversation every single time it is brought up that you'll convince them to see the light or anything.

It couldn't possibly be people like you pushing popular misconceptions about the debate and blindly accepting every dumb personal attack they make on the rest of us as true without critically thinking about any of it or applying any of your intelligence or anything.

Nah. The problem is other people who call them out and hold them accountable. Totally everyone else.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

By being skeptical I’m not enabling anything except actual intellectual honesty.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So in other words, you're just part of the problem.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

How do you figure what I said means what you said?