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Originally Posted by IGGYRULES
Who determines what we should know?
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You cannot understand modern society without understanding technology. You can't understand technology without understanding science. You can't understand science if you don't know the basics: the reason for the speed of light being as fast as you can possibly ever go; the theory of evolution; what elements are as opposed to compounds; what genes are; what the difference is between digital and analog; game theory; and many other concepts both simple and moderately complex.
No one is going to force you to learn these things. It is up to each person to decide if they are content not understanding the world and the societies around them in any meaningful sense, or if it is better to learn everything you can to make yourself a better, wiser person. So far, mass indifference is winning the day, which is one of the main reasons the world is generally f***ed up.