Comment on Assuming a button that makes you smarter, the only smart move is to press it.

• rainrain@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You live in a society where we are told from birth that reading is awsome. In school we are told to read every day. Million dollar propaganda campaigns are waged. Popular celebrities are portrayed enjoying a good book.

  And you think that reading is good too.

  Coincidence?

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  • My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I was of the understanding reading books had fallen out of favor and reality shows, endless scrolling, 24/7 news, and podcasts were the new and supposedly best way to expose oneself to entertainment disguised as information.

    What’s your preferred method of acquiring knowledge and exercising your intelligence to hit the proverbial ‘ensmartment button’?

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    • rainrain@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      False. Equivalence. Bzzzt

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      • My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        In what activities do you personally engage to cultivate your intellect?

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