Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?
“But now, Ms. Jacoby said, something different is happening: anti-intellectualism (the attitude that “too much learning can be a dangerous thing”) and anti-rationalism (“the idea that there is no such things as evidence or fact, just opinion”) have fused in a particularly insidious way.”
The article mentions America’s “24/7 entertainment culture”—since coming to college I’ve discovered just how deep a hold that fast-track ADD culture can have on people; it’s an addiction not confined to the ignorant. I won’t profess to being pure myself, but I do see a problem where many people see nothing. [via reddit]
