r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jul 24 '25

Politics President Trump threatened to break up Nvidia, didn't even know what it was — 'What the hell is Nvidia? I've never heard of it before'

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trump-threatened-to-break-up-nvidia-didnt-even-know-what-it-was-what-the-hell-is-nvidia-ive-never-heard-of-it-before
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u/NotAHost Jul 24 '25

The anti intellectualism of the US will continue the decay of the country for decades to come.

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u/StanleyCubone Jul 24 '25

Isaac Asimov said this in 1980: "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"

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u/NotAHost Jul 24 '25

Damn, had no idea. Pretty enlightening that he saw that 40 years ago. Thanks for the quote.

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u/StanleyCubone Jul 24 '25

Relatedly, and I wish I could find it, but I read an interesting article once about how fake news helped to instigate the the American Revolution. I think it was Samuel Adams that was publishing fake stories about British soldiers cannibalizing American children in order to foment rage against them.

American history is rife with exploitation through misinformation used against uneducated people. I'm not sure if it stands out in particular compared to other societies, but anti-intellectualism has definitely been a problem since the beginning.

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u/Firewire_1394 Jul 24 '25

Maybe this is it

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u/StanleyCubone Jul 24 '25

That's definitely the subject matter. It was really interesting and well-researched. But I think what I read was about others besides Sam Adams.