Comment by icepat Comment by icepat 10 months ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Yes? I don't see a problem with this line of reasoning.
Copy Link majewsky 10 months ago Collapse Comment - "Ignorant" implies that they are actively avoiding this information. A less inflammatory choice of words would be "unaware".For instance, it is extremely silly to consider non-Americans "ignorant" if they don't know US-only programs. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link icepat 10 months ago Parent Collapse Comment - No, it does not imply that. Ignorant simply means "lacking knowledge". You're implying the separate term "willfully ignorant" means the same thing as ignorant. If it did, then willfully ignorant would be redundant, which it is not. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link icepat 10 months ago Parent Collapse Comment - No, it does not imply that. Ignorant simply means "lacking knowledge". You're implying the separate term "willfully ignorant" means the same thing as ignorant. If it did, then willfully ignorant would be redundant, which it is not. Reply View | 0 replies
"Ignorant" implies that they are actively avoiding this information. A less inflammatory choice of words would be "unaware".
For instance, it is extremely silly to consider non-Americans "ignorant" if they don't know US-only programs.