Ty wrote:
Yes but that's because the overwhelming majority of people are willfully ignorant towards anything that doesn't effect them directly. You try to engage them in a discussion about something and unless it's a topic they happen to be interested in you get nothing because they can't contribute anything. There's nothing wrong with a little general knowledge, so many people don't seem to have it and it's like talking to a brick wall.
I forgot what my point was. I think it was my general dislike of the people who say "who cares" to any news event, including the ol' celebrity death story. Some people do care, and they're generally the interesting ones.
Narcissism, it's the new Normal!Ignorance, it's the new Intelligence!It's interesting, the general obsession with being current and in the "now".
Seems to lead to a shallowness, a societal ADD/ADHD, a group amnesia towards the past, and (most frightening) a lack of critical analysis.
People expect their information in Wiki entries, or small sound bites - there's no nuanced analysis, just a surface scan and accept/reject on a predominantly emotional reaction.
