#Ignorance

Adam Smith's sympathetic method and "impartial spectator" can be an antidote to the Millsian epistemology of ignorance. Where the Rawlsian veil of ignorance abstracts away critical info, Smith's sympathetic method
Read more
1. Oh, and one more thing I really have to say: the media reporting on yesterday’s riots kept comparing them to “what happens to third world countries far away.” That’s
Read more
I remember when the BLM movement first started, I didn’t understand and I was ignorant. I used to always ask myself, “Don’t all lives matter?”. I didn’t understand what having
Read more
As a consumer of products (including media) you need to always have a critical eye about where the money you give to these businesses and streamers is going. Ex. Twitch
Read more
White people need to stop trying to fool ourselves and others with the myth that we’re only racist bc we just “don’t know any better.” It’s a flight to innocence
Read more
I know there’s no room for context or nuance in 2020 America, but I’m going to try anyway. The debate over this statute really touches a nerve with me, because
Read more
Has there been a moment in modern history where so many people in free societies have believed such damaging lies?https://www.ft.com/content/b25595f4-9b91-4867-8091-3c38746d0524 1/ It’s easy to point to the US, where nearly
Read more
This thread is about #reading and #learning While reading one has to be clear that why we're reading - Goal of Reading. Are reading to show-off by memorizing a bunch
Read more
@emc2andallthat I’ve been reading your chapter in the researchED Explicit and Direct Instruction book. V interesting, thank you. I have a question though, which will probably reveal massive ignorance. But
Read more
Ok, It’s later and I’m ready to talk about it:Other than the fact you all left us to die one of the most infuriating aspects to 2020 is that during
Read more
It’s a lot easier to tear down some statues, burn books, and erase history than it is to do the hard fucking work of addressing our actual issues, starting with
Read more
We’re used to legal ignorance from British TERFS but until now it has solely been around trans people. This level of terrifying ignorance has now seeped into the Abortion Act,
Read more
In Israel years ago I first heard the term "frayer" for "loser, sucker." Just came upon its origin, rereading The Gulag Archipelago: I first read "Gulag" in the spring of
Read more
“Instead of a single weak link, according to Perrow, the real problem was the complexity of the technical system and the complexity of the organization responsible for its operation.” “I
Read more
Jenna Marbles is one of the good ones and it breaks my heart that she's decided to stop uploading after being cancelled over past mistakes. Seeing her cry while addressing
Read more
Unity can only be achieved when all people let go of homophobia, sexism, racism, ableism, and entitlement to other people’s bodies. Unity is the ironic concept of being intolerant of
Read more
By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.