DandomRude@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoIgnorance has always been one of humanity's greatest problems - and it still ismessage-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down16
arrow-up189arrow-down1message-squareIgnorance has always been one of humanity's greatest problems - and it still isDandomRude@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-23 days agoYes, what you’re describing is what’s called “willful ignorance” here. “Ignorance” is used to mean simply “lack of knowledge” in most cases in English. It doesn’t carry the negative connotation by itself.
minus-squareDandomRude@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoI’m leaving the post up anyway, because “Unwissen” is also a very significant problem, even though I actually meant deliberate ignorance in the sense of what is currently happening so prominently in the US.
minus-squareAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoPost title works as-is, at least IMO. You can always edit it if you want.
Yes, what you’re describing is what’s called “willful ignorance” here.
“Ignorance” is used to mean simply “lack of knowledge” in most cases in English. It doesn’t carry the negative connotation by itself.
I’m leaving the post up anyway, because “Unwissen” is also a very significant problem, even though I actually meant deliberate ignorance in the sense of what is currently happening so prominently in the US.
Post title works as-is, at least IMO. You can always edit it if you want.