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Originally Posted by Evrviglnt
Then again intellectualism is a self anointed label used to separate one from another. Our universities are chock full of people who deride the common man because he has no degree. Universities are full of information, but you will not find wisdom there.
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Very few of my fellow students deride the common man because he has no degree, though I have felt some unreasoned resentment towards those with degrees by those without. As for intelletualism being a self-annointed label, how else would you define someone who seeks knowledge in relation to someone who doesn't?
It is true that there are some elitists who would like to believe that their 'intellectualism' is a sacred thing reserved for few, but generally people who would consider themselves as 'intellectual' would like nothing better than to have everyone else be 'intellectual' too. Unfortunately, there are a huge amount of people who seem completely uninterested in expanding their knowledge. It is also a fact that most people who bother to work for a degree are interested in expanding their knowledge, but this is not a rule, just as plenty of people who don't have degrees are intelligent and learned.
Besides, plenty of my fellow students just want to get drunk and party and probably haven't read a book in years.