Comments on: Americans sometimes forget as quickly as they learn https://www.isegoria.net/2021/01/americans-sometimes-forget-as-quickly-as-they-learn/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Ezra https://www.isegoria.net/2021/01/americans-sometimes-forget-as-quickly-as-they-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-3346549 Ezra Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:07:40 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47401#comment-3346549 Ridgeway was only senior USA officer with fame from WW2 who emerged from Korea with his reputation intact.

]]> By: Harry Jones https://www.isegoria.net/2021/01/americans-sometimes-forget-as-quickly-as-they-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-3346332 Harry Jones Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:53:58 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47401#comment-3346332 There are things in the world that are constant. These should be learned and never forgotten.

There are other in the world that are temporary. These should be forgotten as soon as they cease to be true, to allow for new knowledge of a changed world.

Wisdom begins with knowing what doesn’t change and what does. Liberal stupidity is not knowing what doesn’t change. Conservative stupidity is not recognizing when things have changed.

It’s not enough to believe in fundamentals. You have to identify correctly the fundamentals.

I think forgetting evolved as a shortcut to unlearning obsolete knowledge. Conscious unlearning is hard and painful, but forgetting takes no effort. The unwanted side effect is you also forget things that are still true. But as long as you relearn those quickly enough, it may satisfice.

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