The moot point is what contribution one can make to a discussion and how that benefits the progression of understanding/knowledge. This unlocks complexity and helps us understand different shades involved in human existence.

My post raised the question of whether the generations of the day have become impatient with this exercise. TV chat shows with some exceptions are by and large into sound bytes, so much for that !

Yes Ma ‘am, I agree with you the flip side of cartoon and animation channels.

I do not believe that erudite means giving useless info. Erudite need not be preachy….it is a command over a topic combined with a discerning attitude. The nature of erudite today is seen as captivating faster, and briefly.

I do not agree that “innocuous cartoon and animation channels” are harmless. They encourage sedentary lifestyles, poor attention spans and an acceptance of violence to solve all problems.

Not all erudites are modest, several love wearing their knowledge on their sleeves, and quoting at the drop of a hat! The chat shows on TV are acase in point. But even there, the truly erudite ones are calm, poised and make the one punching statement that lingers on with us…

I totally agree to you on “Attention grabbing”.One of faculties used to emphaise on fact that any speech is won or lost in the first line..he used to call it an arresting opening.

The best examples i can think of is “I have a dream ” and “Brothers and sisters of America”

If you go through it, you will see, that attention is the scarcest commodity now due to the explosion of information media.

If you extend that a bit, we can easily conclude that, if erudite stuff is not presented in an attention-grabbing manner, it won’t have the impact. I think we talked about this above, as to how the erudite need to use simpler language etc.

On the whole, you may be seeing this lack of attention as a brush against erudition. But it runs much deeper against all things lengthy and perhaps dry & boring.

Hope that helps.

Sure, erudition means deep thinking expressed simply or what we mentioned earlier as down to ‘first principles.’ Buddha and Gandhi are great and profound examples.

I mentioned Einstien, Darwin and Freud as 3 important geniuses because their contributions changed the way we looked at truth or our understanding of it.