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The Existential Threat of Ultra-Billionaires. A handful of rich guys will burn human society to the ground rather than pay a dime in tax. (prospect.org)

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

by increasing the visibility of mathematicians and physicists, so that people be exposed more often to actual off-the-charts intelligence.

While I like this idea, there's a general rejection of the intelligence and knowledge of Academia in America. I'm not sure exposure to it would change minds as much as re-enforce the feeling that they need to bully "nerds" who speak too eloquently for them to understand.