> I think that the answer is that the majority of people don't care, and don't feel as enriched by knowledge for the sake of knowledge as the average hn member, or even the average college student. After a hard day of menial work most people want to relax and watch tv or have a beer with friends.
From what I have seen of a lot of undergrads who are at college because it is "the thing to do", they treat their classwork as the menial work you mentioned above.
> Let's not pretend that the average McDonald's worker is thirsting for knowledge about the humanities or would materially benefit from it in any way.
I would like to examine how much the average humanities college student is thirsting for knowledge about the humanities, too.
From what I have seen of a lot of undergrads who are at college because it is "the thing to do", they treat their classwork as the menial work you mentioned above.
> Let's not pretend that the average McDonald's worker is thirsting for knowledge about the humanities or would materially benefit from it in any way.
I would like to examine how much the average humanities college student is thirsting for knowledge about the humanities, too.