Anti-intellectualism is on the rise.
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Irony is nothing posted on tiktok should be viewed as "intellectual"
Well the sentiments expressed in that tiktok are correct
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change your hashtags.
IIVI
Superstar
Accurate.
"The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar."
-Machiavelli, The Prince.
True 500 years ago. True today.
Usually the shyt you think you enjoy ain't something you innately find interesting, it's the marketing propaganda and clout chase you've fallen for.
The statement suggests that people in this group tend to make judgments based on appearances rather than on more substantial factors.
That said, too many words also leads to people able to spin things. There's a balance as well.
"The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar."
-Machiavelli, The Prince.
True 500 years ago. True today.
Usually the shyt you think you enjoy ain't something you innately find interesting, it's the marketing propaganda and clout chase you've fallen for.
The statement suggests that people in this group tend to make judgments based on appearances rather than on more substantial factors.
That said, too many words also leads to people able to spin things. There's a balance as well.
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RickyDiBiase
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This is the era of the producer class. Let the dumb dumbs get swindled and chase spectacle while we build new roads and foundations.
Its social media
but "questioning power" isn't always the correct answer. Public Health is "Power" for example.
but "questioning power" isn't always the correct answer. Public Health is "Power" for example.
ALMIGHTY GOD
Omnipotent. Omniscient. Omnipresent.
that recent anti-vaxxer thread is a prime example 
Yup. Covid got me realizing how much of a man-child i was.
My fuse is shorter than ever before (and this is coming from a non-confrontational, mild mannered, subtle tempered fella his whole life).
The last straw was when i went off on the old lady and severed ties w the person i wanted to spend the rest of my days with. Shiit was that bad. Called her every name
On the book. Took the sharpest dagger to her poor little heart.
A lot of us are hurt out here and need healing.
Shiits gonna take a lot more than just time and therapy.
How do we learn to evolve and become better people who react with resolve and respond with compassion.
I am broken.
And i yearn to be a more sound, empathetic and meditative individual.
Help me, mama.
EDIT; didnt' realize i posted this in the wrong thread.
But you catch my mid-drift. Sowwee y'all. lol.
My fuse is shorter than ever before (and this is coming from a non-confrontational, mild mannered, subtle tempered fella his whole life).
The last straw was when i went off on the old lady and severed ties w the person i wanted to spend the rest of my days with. Shiit was that bad. Called her every name
On the book. Took the sharpest dagger to her poor little heart.
A lot of us are hurt out here and need healing.
Shiits gonna take a lot more than just time and therapy.
How do we learn to evolve and become better people who react with resolve and respond with compassion.
I am broken.
And i yearn to be a more sound, empathetic and meditative individual.
Help me, mama.
EDIT; didnt' realize i posted this in the wrong thread.
But you catch my mid-drift. Sowwee y'all. lol.
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Pure Water
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It's really disheartening too. The amount of evidence I needed to present in college to present my arguments for different subjects was pretty substantial. A rebuttal to something wasn't just getting louder than them or more emotional than them. You had to prove why what you say has merit and/or why what the other person has to say doesn't. For my 20 page papers I had to write, I had to have peer-reviewed studies and articles. None of that headline crap that you see people post to support their claim.
It was a poster on here who asked me if I read and the answer to that was yes. Although I am not a big fan of novels, I am a big fan of studies, mainly research articles. I just wish people actually used critical thinking when talking to people.
It was a poster on here who asked me if I read and the answer to that was yes. Although I am not a big fan of novels, I am a big fan of studies, mainly research articles. I just wish people actually used critical thinking when talking to people.