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briandmyers  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ignorance is a mold that looks like a fire.

In terms of this metaphor, I'd say that "drying the room" means creating an environment in which ignorance is not normal, or acceptable.

As per Asimov's observation :

    Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.