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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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[–] justhach@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"You can never truly idiot-proof something, as there will always be a better idiot."

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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Quote by a forest ranger at Yosemite National Park on why it is hard to design the perfect garbage bin to keep bears from breaking into it: "There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists."

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

There's a similar line in a Douglas Adams book:

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools