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US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0

A shift occurred from a post-truth crisis toward widespread public stupidity that undermines objective knowledge and enables media amplification of falsehoods.
Philosophy
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A Short History of Stupidity by Stuart Jeffries review comfortably dumb?

Stupidity is a multifaceted, historically shifting concept with definitional ambiguity, encompassing ignorance, foolishness, obtuseness, and cognitive failings reframed by the Enlightenment.
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