It's not as bad as the way many French intellectuals directly supported Maoism[0] - at least our "techies" don't (usually) claim to be experts on the political/

It's not as bad as the way many French intellectuals directly supported Maoism[0] - at least our "techies" don't (usually) claim to be experts on the political/philosophical side. (Ideally we would have a functioning intelligentsia in the US, but I really think this is more of a symptom of not having one than it is of having a morally decrepit one.) [0](see page 9) https://todhartman.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/michel-foucault-power-knowledge-interviews-and-other-writings-1972-1977-_gordon-colin-ed_.pdf https://todhartman.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/michel-foucau... - whatshisface, but posted on an alt so I don't have to feel bad about points. ;)