There are many big, important ways in which ignorant people saying and doing ignorant things cause a great deal of harm, and usually when I get angry about ignorance it's related to those things.
But sometimes it's petty little things that make me angry at people for choosing ignorance, in a world where it's possible to find literally any information that exists just by asking for it.
One example of this is when I occasionally see someone comment on social media that people are poor because they studied something useless like art instead of learning a useful trade.
And it's pointless to talk to people this willfully ignorant. They won't bother listening. But if I thought they WERE willing to learn, I'd want to ask them this:
Have you ever watched a movie, played a video game, read a book, or listened to music? Have you ever lived, worked, shopped, or worshiped in a building that was constructed by people following a blueprint? Have you ever used a website? Have you ever assembled or repaired something by following a diagram? Do you wear clothes? Do you sleep with a blanket? Do you eat food that was cooked by someone following a recipe?
If the answer to any of those questions is "yes", then congratulations: You rely on products that were designed by artists. Don't you think maybe the people who provided you with these products, which you most likely have no idea how to create, deserve to make a living for their work?
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