Humiliation

Humiliation is no longer a dirty word. Why would it be when even the president of the United States is openly and proudly a malignant buffoon. It takes pressure off others to disregard the concern with being humiliated and forgives their own foibles with ignorance. 

My father, who was a highly educated, humble and discreet man, spoke carefully and often with wisdom. Of course he was born in 1934 to a generation that understood that if you made some pronouncenent you had better be careful about your certainty. 

Somewhere along the line we lost the fear of looking like an idiot and people all over social media routinely trumpet their ignorance Iike a trophy they just won. 

It is no mystery why, up until recently, Joe Rogan had the leading podcast. An easily confused dolt who was "just asking questions" became fascinating content for people who cared more about identifying with the host than realizing his limitations and that they had better do their homework on their own.

Oh well.