A 3rd Millennium pop quiz
A defining characteristic of intelligent people at the present historical moment is that they’re perpetually appalled without ever being remotely surprised.
Discuss.
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A defining characteristic of intelligent people at the present historical moment is that they’re perpetually appalled without ever being remotely surprised.
Discuss.
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That is more a defining charateristic of the present historical moment than it is of intelligent people.
It’s a hell of a lot easier to be appalled than it is to be active.
Is that particular to this historical moment? I can kind of see Voltaire in the same position.