We academics need to go even one step further and *listen* to people outside the ivory tower. They know things and have wisdom too.
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Anna Gifty
lol IMO the turn towards anti-intellectualism is because of two things:
Intellectuals don't talk to everyday people and when they do, they talk down to people instead of talking to them. There is an air of arrogance and paternalism that screams "I'm better than you!"
Intellectuals don't talk to everyday people and when they do, they talk down to people instead of talking to them. There is an air of arrogance and paternalism that screams "I'm better than you!"
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