“So you’re equating stupidity with ignorance. Probably not far off. Isn’t that more or less the premise of JD Vance’s book?”
Well, it was not my intention to. I would say stupidity is a lack of skill while ignorance is a lack of effort but in many cases they coincide. Observing is one thing but knowing the reason is much harder.
I have not read JD Vances book but it feels a bit disturbing if my thoughts align with his.
No worries, their kids probably will marry and then there will be a large castle in the middle of the kingdom. Genetics might still be an issue though…
I think you are on to something there. The screen on a phone is well suited to read short text messages and browsing memes. Not so much for reading long and analytic articles.
Yes. Looking at a bell curve one can conclude that half of the population is less-than-half-witted and that is a bit of a scary thought in itself. But I’m not sure we can attribute the increasing levels of stupidity to the Internet because while it is a very effective manure spreader the Internet also is an amazing source for knowledge. The problem, as I see it, is that acquiring knowledge is hard work and everyone doesn’t have the drive or skill or finances or time to do that hard work (bell curve again) while staying ignorant takes no effort at all.
“So you’re equating stupidity with ignorance. Probably not far off. Isn’t that more or less the premise of JD Vance’s book?”
Well, it was not my intention to. I would say stupidity is a lack of skill while ignorance is a lack of effort but in many cases they coincide. Observing is one thing but knowing the reason is much harder.
I have not read JD Vances book but it feels a bit disturbing if my thoughts align with his.