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.

  • @TORFdot0English
    0•1 year ago

    Is the world anti-intellectual or anti-“know-it-all”-poindexter?

    I haven’t noticed anti-intellectualism but the reject of disrespectful and bad-faith discourse.

    This is probably inevitable because science has been politicized in America.

      • Turun
        0•1 year ago

        Is it though? Most developed nations had 70+% vaccination rates iirc. New Zealand had more than 90+%.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      This is probably inevitable because science has been politicized in America.

      Only by the idiots who reject it. To the rest of us, there’s nothing politicized about science.

    • richieadler 🇦🇷English
      1•1 year ago

      For most of the US, knowing anything beyond basic math and literacy is “being a Poindexter”.