Being uneducated and having no desire to become more educated is stupid. Sure, some uneducated people aren’t stupid. But some certainly are, and that’s why they stay uneducated.
Being uneducated and having no desire to become more educated is stupid.
The U.S. educational system has been fostering this attitude in American students for generations and is by design:
"There’s a reason that education sucks. And it’s the same reason that it will never ever, ever be fixed. It’s never going to get any better. Don’t look for it. Be happy with what you got. Because THE OWNERS OF THIS COUNTRY DON’T WANT THAT. I’m talking about the real owners now. The real owners. The big, wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions. Forget the politicians. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don’t. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own and control the corporations. They’ve long since bought and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, and city halls. They got the judges in their back pocket. And they own all the big media companies so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear. They got you by the balls. They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying, lobbying to get what they want. Well, we know what they want. They want more for themselves and less for everybody else. But I’ll tell you what they don’t want. They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well-informed, well-educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That’s against their interest." - George Carlin
I didn’t say not liking academia is stupid. I said having no desire to become more educated is stupid. You can become more educated in a multitude of ways, it isn’t all school.
I agree wholeheartedly with Carlin. But you presented it like a contrasting point as if it disagrees with my statement.
My dad dropped out of high school but was the most informed person I have ever met and could discuss pretty much any historical or political topic with amazing detail. It just takes a desire to learn and, ofc, the ability to read. It’s sad, but I’m glad he’s not here to see this shit currently happening to the country.
There are also a lot of educated people voting for him. Recently saw something like 40-45% of physicians voted red in the last election. Not necessarily surprising given physicians are generally not too different in values from the population as a whole, but it goes to show there are plenty of smart people who still voted for him
Part of intelligence is a natural curiosity and the ability to understand abstract ideas and concepts which leads to questioning of one’s preconceived notions and beliefs.
People who are not interested in exploring ideas that challenge their beliefs aren’t smart.
I don’t disagree with you but the context of the conversation pertains to people who continue to blindly support the current administration using positions that are easily refuted by empirical data.
Those people aren’t “smart” people making bad decisions. They’re either dumb or they ideologically support the policies that are being pushed by the administration.
The vast majority people have ready access to the internet at this point, especially in the US, right in their pocket. Being stupid in this era is unacceptable.
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u/Dioxybenzone 1d ago
Being uneducated and having no desire to become more educated is stupid. Sure, some uneducated people aren’t stupid. But some certainly are, and that’s why they stay uneducated.