Anti-intellectualism inhibits learning

**Cavernio** · 09-25-2007, 08:32 PM

Devonin: You haven't said anything, however, you're pissed. You feel like coberts's 'talking down', when on my end, I haven't really seen that. A perfectly reasonable explanation of your reaction could be what Coberst proposed in the OP, and I'd be surprised if coberst hasn't seen that as a possibility/conclusion.
Of course, you've mentioned plenty of good of reasons why you don't like his posts, and there're plenty of other reasons why you'd be pissed. Just saying that he's probably taken your reaction against him as supporting his hypothesis, especially if he's as arrogant as you say he is.

If you actually want to be intellectual for the sake of being intellectual, you're likely going to not give a **** about what non-intellectuals think of you for doing so. I seriously doubt that the social pressure of conforming to laziness and having fun, seen in some social circles in highschools, carries much weight past those years. Unless there's a witch-hunt or something, I don't feel condemned for wanting to be intellectual.
Furthermore, if you are right, and society does condemn intellectuals for being so without a purpose, condoning or condemning it is as bad/as good as good for any past-time, such as partying or playing video games. There's no reason to scoff someone for what they enjoy simply because it doesn't suit your personal meaning/goals in life. Of course, being intellectual may never be useless, as it can arguably help you in just about any life situation, and so now we can think of it as either intelligence is never condemned, (since apparently people don't condemn it when it's useful) or that people condemn it only when they can't see it's immediate use. The latter's probably the case, and is also unfortunate because you're likely to only realize that being intellectual has the power to be useful across many different areas of your life if you're intellectual in the first place. Of course, there's plenty of smart people who curse intelligence; ignorance is bliss.
I'm done rambling.

09-25-2007, 08:32 PM	#34
Cavernio sunshine and rainbows Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 43 Posts: 1,987	Re: Anti-intellectualism inhibits learning Devonin: You haven't said anything, however, you're pissed. You feel like coberts's 'talking down', when on my end, I haven't really seen that. A perfectly reasonable explanation of your reaction could be what Coberst proposed in the OP, and I'd be surprised if coberst hasn't seen that as a possibility/conclusion. Of course, you've mentioned plenty of good of reasons why you don't like his posts, and there're plenty of other reasons why you'd be pissed. Just saying that he's probably taken your reaction against him as supporting his hypothesis, especially if he's as arrogant as you say he is. If you actually want to be intellectual for the sake of being intellectual, you're likely going to not give a **** about what non-intellectuals think of you for doing so. I seriously doubt that the social pressure of conforming to laziness and having fun, seen in some social circles in highschools, carries much weight past those years. Unless there's a witch-hunt or something, I don't feel condemned for wanting to be intellectual. Furthermore, if you are right, and society does condemn intellectuals for being so without a purpose, condoning or condemning it is as bad/as good as good for any past-time, such as partying or playing video games. There's no reason to scoff someone for what they enjoy simply because it doesn't suit your personal meaning/goals in life. Of course, being intellectual may never be useless, as it can arguably help you in just about any life situation, and so now we can think of it as either intelligence is never condemned, (since apparently people don't condemn it when it's useful) or that people condemn it only when they can't see it's immediate use. The latter's probably the case, and is also unfortunate because you're likely to only realize that being intellectual has the power to be useful across many different areas of your life if you're intellectual in the first place. Of course, there's plenty of smart people who curse intelligence; ignorance is bliss. I'm done rambling. Last edited by Cavernio; 09-25-2007 at 08:52 PM..

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