We live in an age of misinformation, but it’s not always on purpose. Sometimes we hear things or come to conclusions that end up becoming fact in our heads. Other times it can be malicious with intent to deceive or subvert. Sometimes it’s in the middle.

Where do you draw the line with regards to people being wrong about things and feeling compelled to correct or respond to their wrongness?

Am I wrong?

  • cerement@slrpnk.net
    72·
    1 year ago

    “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’.”

    —Isaac Asimov, “A Cult of Ignorance”, Newsweek (1980-01-21)

    • tsonfeir
      11·
      1 year ago

      It’s not limited to a specific country (anymore)

      • Throwaway
        2·
        1 year ago

        It never was. Its found all over the world. Intellectuals are associated with the rich, and a lot of people hate the rich.