The Intellectuals
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wrote on 8 Jan 2023, 15:52 last edited by
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
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wrote on 8 Jan 2023, 18:59 last edited by
He’s right, of course. Our short attention span culture and media demagoguery have led us to a point where we automatically dismiss ideas based on who presented them rather than the content.
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wrote on 8 Jan 2023, 19:05 last edited by
You think? IIRC, in the early days of Internet, television dumbed down as the Internet grew, leading to the conclusion that intellectuals or even mildly smart people were fleeing to the Net, leaving TV to dumb down or die.
Could it be that intellectuals are curating their Net browsing (and eshewing social media altogether) for the same reasons? And they're just not as visible anymore?
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wrote on 8 Jan 2023, 19:09 last edited by
My favorite case in point is Jordan Peterson, who gets flippantly dismissed by anybody with a left-leaning perspective. It is literally impossible to maintain intellectual credibility with circa half the American population, if you express political opinions.
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He’s right, of course. Our short attention span culture and media demagoguery have led us to a point where we automatically dismiss ideas based on who presented them rather than the content.
wrote on 9 Jan 2023, 12:28 last edited by jon-nyc 1 Sept 2023, 12:43@Mik said in The Intellectuals:
He’s right, of course. Our short attention span culture and media demagoguery have led us to a point where we automatically dismiss ideas based on who presented them rather than the content.
Agreed, another problem with the short attention spans (exacerbated by Twitter) is that people that might have been old-style intellectuals in another era have today drifted into punditry or even activism, which diminishes or even corrupts them by encouraging hot takes on every issue of the day.
Who knows, if, say, Oakeshott and Dworkin had had Twitter accounts they might have been dumbed down too.
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A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
wrote on 9 Jan 2023, 12:30 last edited by Doctor Phibes 1 Sept 2023, 12:31@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
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@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
wrote on 9 Jan 2023, 12:45 last edited by jon-nyc 1 Sept 2023, 12:46@Doctor-Phibes said in The Intellectuals:
@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
Not dissing the piece at all, but the TL;DR is the headline. Left and right, there just aren’t intellectuals working today of the stature of a generation or two ago.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in The Intellectuals:
@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
Not dissing the piece at all, but the TL;DR is the headline. Left and right, there just aren’t intellectuals working today of the stature of a generation or two ago.
wrote on 9 Jan 2023, 12:58 last edited by Doctor Phibes 1 Sept 2023, 13:00@jon-nyc said in The Intellectuals:
@Doctor-Phibes said in The Intellectuals:
@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
Not dissing the piece at all, but the TL;DR is the headline. Left and right, there just aren’t intellectuals working today of the stature of a generation or two ago.
I think maybe you missed my joke
(Article complains about lack of intellectual depth. Moron asks for brief summary as he can't be bothered to read it)
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@jon-nyc said in The Intellectuals:
@Doctor-Phibes said in The Intellectuals:
@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
Not dissing the piece at all, but the TL;DR is the headline. Left and right, there just aren’t intellectuals working today of the stature of a generation or two ago.
I think maybe you missed my joke
(Article complains about lack of intellectual depth. Moron asks for brief summary as he can't be bothered to read it)
wrote on 9 Jan 2023, 13:00 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes I didn’t miss it.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in The Intellectuals:
@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
Not dissing the piece at all, but the TL;DR is the headline. Left and right, there just aren’t intellectuals working today of the stature of a generation or two ago.
wrote on 9 Jan 2023, 13:02 last edited by@jon-nyc said in The Intellectuals:
@Doctor-Phibes said in The Intellectuals:
@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
Not dissing the piece at all, but the TL;DR is the headline. Left and right, there just aren’t intellectuals working today of the stature of a generation or two ago.
Yes. They begin with the outcome predetermined and work from there to justify it.
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@jon-nyc said in The Intellectuals:
@Doctor-Phibes said in The Intellectuals:
@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
Not dissing the piece at all, but the TL;DR is the headline. Left and right, there just aren’t intellectuals working today of the stature of a generation or two ago.
I think maybe you missed my joke
(Article complains about lack of intellectual depth. Moron asks for brief summary as he can't be bothered to read it)
wrote on 9 Jan 2023, 13:31 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in The Intellectuals:
@jon-nyc said in The Intellectuals:
@Doctor-Phibes said in The Intellectuals:
@Jolly said in The Intellectuals:
A Cal Thomas column...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/4/where-have-all-intellectuals-gone/
TL; DR.
Anybody want to post a quick summary?
Not dissing the piece at all, but the TL;DR is the headline. Left and right, there just aren’t intellectuals working today of the stature of a generation or two ago.
I think maybe you missed my joke
(Article complains about lack of intellectual depth. Moron asks for brief summary as he can't be bothered to read it)
I've known you're a moron for so long I forget how funny it is.