One of the most aggravating things to me in this world has to be the absolutely rampant anti-intellectualism that dominates so many conversations and debates, and its influence just seems to be expanding. Do you think there will ever actually be a time when this ends? I'd hope so once people become more educated and cultural changes eventually happen, but as of now it honestly infuriates me like few things ever have.
"Will the world ever stop being anti-intellectual?"
"They really should stop teaching that dumb Shakespeare crap at schools."
Not exactly a solid foundation you've built there for the thread, OP.
I enjoy literature very much, but I don't see why they couldn't have picked something more relevant or thought-provoking. My own teachers said it was just what they did as part of the curriculum because it was the easiest to teach relative to some of the other options.