Not at all ahead of her time. Ignorance has been the bane of human existence for ever more. Of course it depends on who you ask. For many the ignorance of the masses is a feature, not a bug.
We disagree. Ignorance is not inherently bad, there’s always the opportunity to learn more. Willful ignorance on the other hand is a problem, because it means someone or somemany has no desire to learn.
i feel like we need another word for the ignorance of a thing you’ve never been introduced to, like uninformed. the root of “ignorance” is the concept of that you don’t know about something because you’re ignoring it
Yes, uninformed would be better. Thanks for pointing this out!
The issue is the mismatch between the ignorance and the person’s developmental state. Infants are ignorant but we love and accept them. Ignorance in an adult is problematic because democratic societies require informed participants. Willful ignorance becomes the boot on the neck.
Excellent explanation. Thanks, we agree!
Dickens certainly thought it was a bad thing.
“This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.”
What we mean is: Not knowing something, i.e. ignorance, is fine (we don’t know everything even, most beings don’t).
It’s when someone or somemany is close minded to learning new things, i.e. willful ignorance, that it’s a problem.
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