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[gwynhefar]

"I have heard that there is a Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge -- It is said that Knowledge is power and the like --
Methinks there is equal need of a society for the diffusion of useful Ignorance -- for what is most of our boasted so called knowledge but a conceit that we know something which robs us of the advantages of our actual ignorance --"

--Henry David Thoreau

Comments

[luis-mw.livejournal.com]

Are you trying to avoid working or is all this quoting from stuff you are supposed to be reading anyway? :)

[gwynraven.livejournal.com]

oh I'm working. All the quoting is from stuff that I'm reading for class. I've been good today :)

[luis-mw.livejournal.com]

I think that the government and parts of the media are doing their best with the diffusion of ignorance

[gwynraven.livejournal.com]

ah yes, but their version is not useful ignorance, it's dangerous ignorance. Big difference :)