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rob05c  ·  3153 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ignorance is a mold that looks like a fire.

    Ignorance is a thing that is taught. People are taught to embrace ignorance. It is embraced when people are encouraged to give equal weight to fact and opinion.

What you're describing is anti-intellectualism. Which is related, but distinct from ignorance itself.