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I don't think they're willfully ignorant. They just have lives outside of the narrow set of interests that are so important to us. And if they don't vote for sm
by mwcampbell 11y ago
I don't think they're willfully ignorant. They just have lives outside of the narrow set of interests that are so important to us. And if they don't vote for smarter politicians, it's probably because they've been duped or distracted.
If you're talking generally about non-tech-savvy people who like Facebook and other popular apps and websites, then that would include most of my family and some of my friends. It's easy to paint a whole category of people with a broad brush and hold them all in contempt when you don't know any of them personally.
- marrs 11y agoI don't think they're wilfully ignorant either, but they are woefully ignorant, and actually software is tightly woven into their lives so they need to be educated. It's more serious than you might realise. People have found themselves charged with serious felons either because they or their prosecutors didn't understand what they were doing. And then there's the issue of state surveillance being used as a weapon against activists and campaigners who might embarrass those in positions of power.