Tag: intellectualism
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What is “intellectualism?” It’s described as “the exercise of the intellect at the expense of emotions.” In other words, it’s where you convince yourself you’re smarter than everyone else by ignoring your feelings. I mean, who needs those pesky things when you’ve got facts and figures to throw around at cocktail parties? For the philosophers…
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Anti-intellectualism flatters the ego by lowering the bar. It preaches that ignorance is purity and intellect is arrogance—but that’s just cowardice with good PR. We’ve been herded into a comfortable disdain for complexity, told that questioning is elitism, and that clarity is snobbery. It’s trendy to sneer at ‘book smarts’ and glamorize gut feelings. But…