Choosing to remain uninformed because the marginal cost of obtaining the information is higher than the marginal benefit of knowing it.
Commonly practiced by hicks that don't wish to change their point of views about ANYTHING.
Commonly practiced by hicks that don't wish to change their point of views about ANYTHING.
"All dem blackies wanna do is steal turnips outta mah garden!"
"Those Muslims and Hin-don'ts are the devil!"
"Men are pigs!"
"Those Muslims and Hin-don'ts are the devil!"
"Men are pigs!"
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(Note, the word can be changed to "ignominiting" to describe the action)
a semantic widening, almost, of the word ignominious in the fact that it means something embarrassing, and the action is embarrassing for most people.
(Note, the word can be changed to "ignominiting" to describe the action)
a semantic widening, almost, of the word ignominious in the fact that it means something embarrassing, and the action is embarrassing for most people.
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2. A fictional town whose inhabitants are innately intellectually lacking.
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1. (on ignoring a forum member) "Welcome to Ignoramusville, <name>!
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2. "I live in Ignoramusville, Alaska, and I can see Russia from my back porch!"
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Person A:"Man are you Democrat or Republican?"
Person B:"Dude I don't fall for that ignoradical bullshit. I pick whoever has the best policies."
Person A:(Very heated) "People have the right to know whats going on in celebrities lives!"
Person B:"Oh yeah?! Do you always listen to everything the media tells you? Would you like it if people pried into your daily life?! God you're such an ignoradical!"
Person B:"Dude I don't fall for that ignoradical bullshit. I pick whoever has the best policies."
Person A:(Very heated) "People have the right to know whats going on in celebrities lives!"
Person B:"Oh yeah?! Do you always listen to everything the media tells you? Would you like it if people pried into your daily life?! God you're such an ignoradical!"
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