Modern Society

The induction/introduction/advent and amplification of the insipid,vapid, and anti-intellectual realms of society that presides in and defines pop culture has unfortunately transcended the political, intellectual, scientific (to a lesser extent), and artistic integrity and constructs/constituents of modern (American) society. The political landscape(s) of (modern) American society can be attributed to partisanship and sub-par politics and politicians. The infiltration of pop culture into politics has created a political landscape that focuses primarily on political parties, pseudo-morals, and pseudo-politics within the political community. The declination of an astute, effective, and intelligent political culture is due to the progression of anti-intellectualism that has always been prevalent but has now reached its pinnacle. The saturation and dilution of pop culture/society with music and television that is designed to discourage intellectual thought and endeavors has contributed greatly to the decline of modern intellectualism. The absence of public intellectuals is also both a cause and by-product of the aforesaid quandaries. The decline of cognitive complexity has manifested itself into the “artistic” realms of American culture. The messages of modern American artistic excursions entail blatant disregard and apathy towards the elevation of cognitive processes, artistic aptitude, and the intellect. Science is an entity that (usually) intellectually transcends pop culture. The advent and prominence of “scientific” studies that focus on pop psychology, relationships, and social encounters has brought down psychology and, to a lesser extent, the whole of science. Although anti-intellectualism and pop culture have always been a part of society, the extent to which anti-intellectualism is celebrated and implemented is unprecedented.

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