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rob05c · 1988 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.

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tla · 1988 days ago · link ·

The influence I described is Anti-intellectualism, sure. The result of which is ignorance itself.

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