I'm not sure if "smart people connecting and sharing ideas" is elitist. It's how smart people got smart.
In my recent experience, elitism has depended heavily on preventing smart people having a voice at all.
In my recent experience, elitism has depended heavily on preventing smart people having a voice at all.
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Listening doesn't require any education, but certainly makes you more intelligent! 👨🎓
That comes across as elitist and makes people feel talked down to.
You cannot go into that even environment and try to be "educator". It cannot work
It works for a very limited subset of people genuinely interested in seeking out expertise!
Therein lies the problem!
As Karl Rove (probably) said,
Therefore don't be surprise when they vote for reactionary loons out of spite!
I am typing this reply to you on a supercomputer that fits in my pocket. If they can’t use their devices to find actual information, I don’t have to help them.
Dissecting those ideas just makes those who bought into them feel attacked - which I suppose is one reason populism works so well, especially in times of crisis
Once upon a time, people respected expertise.
(And I really don't think it's true.)
Anti-intellectuals use a number of rhetorical tricks to undermine the authority of intellectuals. They usually rely on dishonesty, false history, etc.
Not social media.
I don't like it but that seems to be the pattern globally!
Fuck the marketplace.