Is it better to be ignorant and happy OR is it better to be aware, educated and disturbed at the world?
It is better to be ignorant and happy because they can still "think" and be happy. Where as when your aware, educated and disturbed you are thinking, but your unhappy.
"Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs or the names of state capitals or how much corn Iowa grew last year. Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock then so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they'll feel they're thinking, they'll get a sense of motion without moving. And they'll be happy, because facts of that sort don't change. Don't give then any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy." Page 61
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You had a different take on it than i did. I also said that ignorent and happy would be his choise, but i thought that the point of that was to not have to think. For exaple when he was talking about how most people were becoming sports stars instead of intelectuals on pare 58, he said that people were happier doing these jobs because they didn't have to think.
anyways, i like how you included a quote to back up your opinion, but next time maybe add alittle more to why he would think this
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