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> Exposing them to intelligent thought keeps them from being powerful ignoramuses But would it not also, for the same reasons be good if the rich and powerful
by michaelt 1y ago
> Exposing them to intelligent thought keeps them from being powerful ignoramuses
But would it not also, for the same reasons be good if the rich and powerful were exposed to Native Americans, military veterans, wheelchair users, religious minorities, minority sects of religious majorities, young parents, trans folk, mature students, reformed convicts, people with mental health problems, and so on?
- K0balt 1y agoProbably not so useful, since they would not be forced to acknowledge that those people were at least in some ways superior to them? If they know they are surrounded by intellectually superior people, it is probably the first time they are confronted with that kind of contrast. (But that’s just a guess. I suspect that the answer would be highly variable by the individual case)