Do you consider America an anti-intellectual culture/society? | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 17090286 United States 10/07/2012 04:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes. Very much so. Yet at the same time our capitalist tendencies foster growth in biotech as well as computer tech. However, scholarly pursuits are at a distinct disadvantage due to not being much of a moneymaker unless they are of a heavenly persuasion. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 12432310 United States 10/07/2012 04:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes. Very much so. Yet at the same time our capitalist tendencies foster growth in biotech as well as computer tech. However, scholarly pursuits are at a distinct disadvantage due to not being much of a moneymaker unless they are of a heavenly persuasion. Quoting: Cave Johnson Totally agree. It's all about being smart enough to generate money. It's a wonder Tesla made it to 86. He was an idea man, not a businessman. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 13914072 Sweden 10/07/2012 04:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just look around, the anti-intellectual tendencies are all over the world, but the US is still one of the more intellectually friendly culture there is. Not that it cannot change, unfortunately some groups and individuals that oppose this is growing and gaining power. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 2454648 United States 10/07/2012 05:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The uppermost classes has the free time to discuss "intellectual" ideas. Of course, if you weren't discussing Noam Chomsky in 12th grade, your "intellect" is basically a pile of shit sandwiches. Don't mistake money for class, either. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 12432310 United States 10/07/2012 05:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The fact that US colleges give out more sports scholarships than academic/merit scholarships explain the situation. One would think that offering financial support to the gifted would pay off better than the jocks. The largest unused and untapped resource in this country are its geniuses. |
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brent pops User ID: 17868102 Puerto Rico 10/07/2012 05:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We're so dumbed down and lazy, Im suprised we don't see guys walking around wearing cathoders so they don't have to open the bathroom door or unzip their pants. After 911 Bush asked everyone to "Go shopping!" "Putting your hand into a river, you simultaneously touch the last of what is passing and the first of what is coming." Leonardo Da Vinci |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 12432310 United States 10/07/2012 05:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes, we're the most materialistic society of all time. Quoting: brent pops We're so dumbed down and lazy, Im suprised we don't see guys walking around wearing cathoders so they don't have to open the bathroom door or unzip their pants. After 911 Bush asked everyone to "Go shopping!" It was very painful to watch Bush speak. |
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