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← Anti-intellectualism is usually ambivalence; pure dislike of intellect is uncommon

16 connected korrents · 10 moments from 24 May 1689 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under America America Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Anti-intellectualism is usually ambivalence; pure dislike of intellect is uncommon Anti-intellectualism is usuallyambivalence; pure dislike of intellect isuncommon RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anti-intellectualism is resentment and suspicion of the life of the mind and those who represent it — tap to centre the map on it Anti-intellectualism is resentmentand suspicion of the life of themind and those who represent it RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Intellect is resented as a form of power or privilege — tap to centre the map on it Intellect is resented as a form ofpower or privilege RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anti-intellectualism is not one proposition but a complex of related ones — tap to centre the map on it Anti-intellectualism is not oneproposition but a complex of relatedones RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: New opinions are usually opposed just for being uncommon, but a truth is no less true for being new — tap to centre the map on it New opinions are usually opposedjust for being uncommon, but a truthis no less true for being new Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Speciesism is a prejudice in favour of one's own species over others — tap to centre the map on it Speciesism is a prejudice in favourof one's own species over others PS Peter Singer — holds since c. 1975 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an intellectual is not the same as being smart — tap to centre the map on it Being an intellectual is not thesame as being smart Last stated 18 years ago 1 Jun 2008 WD William Deresiewicz — holds since 2008-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Utopian attitude is opposed to reasonableness — tap to centre the map on it The Utopian attitude is opposed toreasonableness KP Karl Popper — holds since c. 1963–1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yieldeventually forces capitalappreciation as the market reratesthe stock. Last stated 8 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation aredifferent things, and a theorem canstay an unsolved expository problemlong after it is proved. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Anti-intellectualism is usually ambivalence; pure dislike of intellect is uncommon Last stated c. 1963 Holds Richard Hofstadter Read this korrent →