So what’s the goal
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Replying to @vgr
The goal of “culture” is either intellectualism, in which case your question is tautological, or it is farting around, and intellectualism is an excellent way of doing so.
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Replying to @vgr
What stuff exactly? Facts? That’d be science & math, of course....
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Replying to @bhudgeons
Dunno... legal systems, medical administration practices, investigative journalism,... lots of things seem to require intellectual culture, aren’t STEM, and aren’t “farting around” (which is quite a small minority... people like me)
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Replying to @vgr
99.99% of all of those disciplines operate with no trace of “intellectualism” of the sort for which there are “anti-intellectuals.” And they would be fine without the other 0.01%.
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Replying to @bhudgeons @vgr
We like the 0.01% because it is the fun part.
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Replying to @bhudgeons
I see several strains of anti-intellectualism around. Anti-science is one. Tech Luddism is another. Deep state conspiracy theories is a third. ‘Fake news’ is another (as in knee-jerk suspicions of) Anti-pc isn’t anti-intellectual though. That’s just outgroup hatred.
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Replying to @vgr @bhudgeons
I don’t actually see much anti-intellectualism targeting (for eg) philosophy or opera or literary culture. Critiques of that sort of thing come from opposed intellectuals. Like conservatives against Pomo. That’s I vs I, not AI vs I.
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Replying to @vgr
Your examples aren’t clearly anti-intellectual. Nobody (well, I’m sure they’re out there) is anti-science. They believe a different set of people who also call themselves “scientists.”
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Now I need a definition I guess
Maybe it isn’t a real thing... as in, it’s more an enraged reaction to perceived contempt from educated classes
A reaction to form rather than content 
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