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I want to know the same thing myself Gene,......why has it become so culturaly accepted to not only act ignorant, but to flaunt your ignorance like it's something to be proud of?
TV shows such as Jersey Shore and that baby boo boo show get high ratings, and they are garbage. Garbage that drags humanity down to it's lowest level!
Bush JR was no intellectual, and he was proud of it.

100 years ago mathematicians and scientists were hailed as heroes! Everyone respected them and looked up to them as role models!
Now we have shows like The Big Bang Theory that make intelligent scientists look like socially inept fools and geeks (but to confess, I do like that show...guilty pleasures....).

What did happen to people aspiring to be more? Instead of not just settling for less, but actually putting effort into actively being less?

<blockquote data-quote="exo_doc" data-source="post: 148571" data-attributes="member: 815">I want to know the same thing myself Gene,......why has it become so culturaly accepted to not only act ignorant, but to flaunt your ignorance like it&#039;s something to be proud of?TV shows such as Jersey Shore and that baby boo boo show get high ratings, and they are garbage. Garbage that drags humanity down to it&#039;s lowest level!Bush JR was no intellectual, and he was proud of it.&nbsp;100 years ago mathematicians and scientists were hailed as heroes!&nbsp; Everyone respected them and looked up to them as role models!Now we have shows like The Big Bang Theory that make intelligent scientists look like socially inept fools and geeks (but to&nbsp; confess, I do like that show...guilty pleasures....).&nbsp;What did happen to people aspiring to be more?&nbsp; Instead of not just settling for less, but actually putting effort into actively being less?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="exo_doc, post: 148571, member: 815"] I want to know the same thing myself Gene,......why has it become so culturaly accepted to not only act ignorant, but to flaunt your ignorance like it's something to be proud of? TV shows such as Jersey Shore and that baby boo boo show get high ratings, and they are garbage. Garbage that drags humanity down to it's lowest level! Bush JR was no intellectual, and he was proud of it. 100 years ago mathematicians and scientists were hailed as heroes! Everyone respected them and looked up to them as role models! Now we have shows like The Big Bang Theory that make intelligent scientists look like socially inept fools and geeks (but to confess, I do like that show...guilty pleasures....). What did happen to people aspiring to be more? Instead of not just settling for less, but actually putting effort into actively being less? [/QUOTE]

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