What is Informed Ignorance?
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The seemingly oxymoronic state one holds after being briefed on an important issue that they themselves recognize as deserving of further investigation, and then having made the conscious decision not to learn anything more about it.
Example 1.
Dude A: Hey dude, wanna go to that lecture on the ongoing genocide in Darfur?
Dude B: Nah, no thanks dude. I'm happy with my informed ignorance.
Example 2.
Hippies often try to make you feel guilty about your own informed ignorance.
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The use of bogus and/or often contrived excuses for ones inappropriate actions. To claim to always be right even when proved otherwise. ..
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(v.i.) Out to lunch; not having it together; acting in a stupid way. Typically derogatory.
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