This is the culmination of YEARS, decades even, of the anti-intellectuals telling each other that their feelings were just as valid as the knowledge of experts.
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”
-Asimov
We’ve always had a certain segment of dumb, backwards, willfully ignorant Dunning-Kruger types. It’s just that starting with at least the 90s, they could find each other on the 'net and on things like hatriot radio, and most importantly, monetize this craziness.
At least way back in the day, they had to resort to standing on a corner with a sign or trying to hand out pamphlets or do self-published books, etc…
This is the culmination of YEARS, decades even, of the anti-intellectuals telling each other that their feelings were just as valid as the knowledge of experts.
We’ve always had a certain segment of dumb, backwards, willfully ignorant Dunning-Kruger types. It’s just that starting with at least the 90s, they could find each other on the 'net and on things like hatriot radio, and most importantly, monetize this craziness.
At least way back in the day, they had to resort to standing on a corner with a sign or trying to hand out pamphlets or do self-published books, etc…