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[-] Machinist@lemmy.world 80 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've known several men that were proud that they didn't read books. (Not that they read manga or anything, either.)

One of them, in particuular, was a grown up version of a stereotypical highschool bully. Willfully ignorant doesn't begin to describe him. I ever meet him in a dark alley, I'd fucking gut him.

Anyhow, this behaviour (pride in ignorance) among women is rare enough that I've never seen it. When I was doing online dating, I had great success asking what they're reading and using decent grammar and vocabulary.

Anti-intellectualism and willfull ignorance have a lot to do with the situation here in the US. I think it's mostly a male problem as well.

[-] lorty@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

I met a lot of women like this also. It just manifests differently. Rather than books it will be the newest celebrity drama/reality show.

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