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Intellectualism is a luxury; those who are able to practice it should be aware that many people are just trying to make ends meet.
by lwhi 16y ago
Intellectualism is a luxury; those who are able to practice it should be aware that many people are just trying to make ends meet.
- Alex3917 16y agoThen again, the entire western intellectual tradition was started by a stonemason.
- jshen 16y agoYup, their trying to make ends meet between games of madden and starcraft.
- wladimir 16y agoPeople who only have time to make ends meet usually only 'recycle' quotes by intellectuals and those in power, they go with the accepted as they cannot afford to think about it deeper. I'm sure Chomsky acknowledges that. Even more back in the time he wrote the article, access to information and having the time to disseminate it was very uncommon. Which is why it is important that the people who have such a luxury use it responsibly.