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> For all the intellectual firepower of people in the tech community, there is a curious strain of anti-intellectualism that comes forth in projects like this
by freyrs3 13y ago
> For all the intellectual firepower of people in the tech community, there is a curious strain of anti-intellectualism that comes forth in projects like this
I think a lot of people in technology scene have a strong undercurrent of anti-authoritarianism and distrust of traditional institutions, this coupled with a philosophy that many of shortcomings of the world can be recast as problems of inadequate connectivity or insufficient technology is a big source of the phenomenon you described. At it's best it gives people a different perspective on how to change things for the better in the industry, at it's worst I think it manifests as full on anti-intellectualism.
- DanBC 13y agoI don't understand how this transfers through though. Hypothetical Bob distrusts the medical industry and science, but then tKes fish oik supplements for heart health. Science tells us that fish oil has no benefit over placebo for heart health, and supplements are produced huge mega businesses who are out to make profit. I know I am subject to my own biases, and I'm using an example where I am aware of my biases. But still, I don't get it.
- freyrs3 13y agoOf course I don't have an answer. But I guess you'd have to ask how Bob might have become first conceived of the thought that fish oil supplements are good for heart health in the first place and ask why he puts faith in the source of that information. I think a lot of it is carried by word of mouth, which I think just innately tends to carry more weight with us as humans then the conclusions of some nameless scientists, but that's just speculation.