RagingGingivitis [fae/faer, it/its] to askchapo • 2 years agowhat is your theory?imagemessage-square126 fedilinkarrow-up196
arrow-up196imagewhat is your theory?RagingGingivitis [fae/faer, it/its] to askchapo • 2 years agomessage-square126 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareGarfieldYaoi [he/him]hexbear28·edit-22 years ago Nerdy things like...reading. How the hell did the US ever become a global hegemony if attitudes like this are a non-isolated incident? I've dealt with this attitude before. link
minus-squareDirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]hexbear22·2 years agoMy pet theory is that anti-intellectualism in the US wasn't really pushed until the 60s onwards, therefore its effects have most been felt after US global hegemony. link
minus-squareWeedian [he/him]hexbear16·edit-22 years agoThe nerds are all working for weapons and aerospace manufacturers or DoD contracted software companies link
minus-squarehuf [he/him]hexbear6·2 years agoimmigrants. first gen immigrants who grew up without US brainworms. link
How the hell did the US ever become a global hegemony if attitudes like this are a non-isolated incident? I've dealt with this attitude before.
My pet theory is that anti-intellectualism in the US wasn't really pushed until the 60s onwards, therefore its effects have most been felt after US global hegemony.
The nerds are all working for weapons and aerospace manufacturers or DoD contracted software companies
its a big country
immigrants. first gen immigrants who grew up without US brainworms.