One of the most aggravating things to me in this world has to be the absolutely rampant anti-intellectualism that dominates so many conversations and debates, and its influence just seems to be expanding. Do you think there will ever actually be a time when this ends? I'd hope so once people become more educated and cultural changes eventually happen, but as of now it honestly infuriates me like few things ever have.
No I don’t see why people would want to become more intellectual. What’s the payoff for the effort?
People are lazy, at least the majority are. Then you have the personality types that needs to compete, and they are very useful in positions where you work hard all day to get a pat on the back. But they are more rare. Most of us don’t see a reason to be intellectual or to compete, even if we have the capacity.
Because there is nothing that matters anyway. If we were living in a star trek society where we all contribute to a common good and gain respect from the community for it, then we would be motivated. But this is the stone age… Raw capitalism. History books will be written about this age and how pointless it all was.