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> It is very possible that the result might be a world where people tend to think for themselves. Would be nice, but I don't think that's realistic. Look at th
by titzer 8y ago
> It is very possible that the result might be a world where people tend to think for themselves.
Would be nice, but I don't think that's realistic. Look at the past few millenia of religion in human civilization and it becomes increasingly clear that humans are not just vulnerable to, but seem to be actively courting, brainwashing. It's the default state. And religion and brainwashing have plenty of expressions in the tech world, and science, too. Most people just aren't critical thinkers.
- fucking_tragedy 8y agoBrainwashing fills needs intellectual honesty cannot, which is why it has historically won and will continue to win. The closest we've come to filling those needs with intellectualism has both manifested itself as pseudo-intellectualism and an almost religious take on Enlightenment era philosophy.