Public Ignorance of Events
The cluster revolves around discussions of how the general public, especially average Americans, lacks awareness of significant news events, political facts, or global governance issues that Hacker News readers consider common knowledge.
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I think many (most?) people are OK with the mantra "ignorance is bliss".HN readership doesn't really represent the average citizen. So while you may want the info that likely doesn't hold for a lot of folks who really only care about a very minor set of immediate concerns (food, shelter, children).
no, many of the citizens are just like any other country: some of them aren’t aware this is happening.
>It's very telling that most people do not know this.Welcome to the HN info bubble.
Yes, he was. Many people in US specifically does not seem to have knowledge about how other countries are governed.
I agree with you, but if you actually polled people on this issue you would perhaps be surprised how naive the US populace generally is.
Most of the people I know - and I live in eu - are not knowledgeable about these topics. Furthermore, I've never heard about this in one of the main news channels, so I guess that most people don't even know about it
I used to think so too. However, I think the view that “everyone” knows is a distortion. The HN audience knows, but quite a few people in my life (friends, family, coworkers) don’t have a clue.
There are a great deal of things many Americans are not aware of. Also, what about non - Americans?
I read it as the post is simply pointing out something that a large percentage of the population was not even aware about. I don't think it goes any deeper than that.
The average American knows not about that, nor cares even if it was true.