Plato's Cave and the Rise of the Highly Educated Radical
4 hours ago
- #education-system
- #political-violence
- #truth-crisis
- A highly educated individual attempted to assassinate the president, representing a disturbing trend where educated people commit violence.
- Examples include a Caltech graduate believing it was his duty to act, a physics prodigy involved in a university shooting, and a Penn graduate allegedly killing a CEO.
- Americans with graduate degrees are about twice as likely to support political violence compared to those with less education.
- The education system may be contributing by prioritizing zeal over truth, leading to moral certainty in violent actions.
- The core problem is a lack of shared truth and justice, which threatens societal stability when even the educated resort to violence.