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How do we get people to read theory? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 months ago by Hyper_red@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I feel like anti-intelectualism has won. People can be given free audiobooks, the physical book, etc but they refuse to read because they view reading theory as bad or some bullshit. I have a friend and she thinks "its posh" to read theory. It seems like everyone has fallen for the propaganda that the only people who read theory are rich white college students. It fucking pisses me off.

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[–] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I have no idea because whenever I try to talk to a non-leftist about capitalism, let alone theory, sometimes their whole understanding of how our system works is so messed up that it's like trying to explain the internet to someone from the 1700s. There is too much to teach and they are conditioned to hate learning. Couple that with me not being all that smart, and I struggle to be convincing.

[–] Hyper_red@hexbear.net 24 points 3 months ago

I honestly think I could more easily describe the Internet and twitch streamer drama to a medieval peasant than get a zoomer to read an actual book

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

explain the internet to someone from the 1700s.

it's not a big horsecart you just dump things on, it's a series of tubes.

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

"So, you know how witches can watch people sin by scrying in a crystal ball, right? We have that and it's called TikTok. And you know how God randomly speaks to people? We have that too, and it's called Twitch..."