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> Another aspect is that a lot of intellectualism is really activism with "intellectuals" trying to impede other people's lives for the sake of some arrogant mo
by Angostura 2y ago
> Another aspect is that a lot of intellectualism is really activism with "intellectuals" trying to impede other people's lives for the sake of some arrogant moral purpose.
OK, I’ll bite -examples?
- jstanley 2y agoYou won't get any because of https://www.paulgraham.com/say.html https://www.paulgraham.com/say.html
- nathan_compton 2y agoThis is such a cop out, especially given this is a fairly anonymous space AND pretty friendly to "cancelled" ideas.
- tim333 2y agoA historical example might be communism which impeded a lot of people's lives and was pushed by intellectuals going back to Marx himself. More recently some people are unenthusiastic about promoting trans stuff and affirmative action.