Has cynicism become pervasive?
Answer:
I think so - apart from the fundamentalist who are even more dangerous. It's not an intelligent substitute for skepticism, or simply critical thought. It's an act of surrender and avoidance.
yes
why ?
:)
F*ing DUH.
The answer to the question probably receives a large
influence from the generation who is surveyed. I am not
a history buff, but in the 20th century the cultural changes
from generation to generation have been vast. The
cynicism of the past is more close to the present norm;
as time has passed the distribution of the population
has a whole is gradually moving toward a platform of
social acceptance which was not possible before
the invention of technologies such as the Internet
and its information exchange. The right to freedom
of press became available to all social types, and
the result is a more open-minded flexible social
structure. By no means does that imply that society's
structure is spawning some amount of expression
which wasn't present in people from other generations.
What it does mean is that the people who have always
had varied opinions and expression are now capable
of widely sharing their thoughts, and in doing so more
people are encouraged to participate with their unique
thoughts as well. Therefore, in my opinion, if it can
be stated that cynicism is pervasive then it is not that
cynicism has become pervasive, but that within a
segment of cynicism there has always been pervasiveness,
but with current technology it has become more
expressable.
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