![]() ![]() One of the main reasons my own attention has been brought to the issue of anti-intellectualism is the increase of people online saying how educational or classical literature is inaccessible, too difficult to understand, or just boring. With the escalating disconnect between different groups of people, it can be hard to even entertain that differing opinions exist and have validity. This is visible in today’s society as well. ![]() It worked to gain the unquestionable trust of a government’s own citizens and have them denounce any contradictory opinion. In the past, anti-intellectualism took the form of (for example) those in power spreading propaganda during the World Wars. It is the dismissal of, and even hostility towards, intellectual, philosophical, scientific, and similar media. ![]() Currently, it is used to describe the phenomenon of those suspicious of the authority of academia simply because they do not understand it themselves. With the boom in social media usage allowing people to connect and share ideas so easily, there is also the opportunity to construct baseless arguments without effort nor respect for the original poster (being on the other side of a screen, anonymous).Īnti-intellectualism has been a term with fluid meaning over the course of history. It seems there is an increasing controversy about people taking pride and moral superiority over being unwilling to educate themselves. ![]()
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