Two‑front thinking crisis

A dual crisis threatens civic thinking: (1) technology makes information instantly available, devaluing effortful knowledge-building; (2) a cultural revolt against the 'thinking class' (experts, professors) reduces public respect for disciplinary knowledge. Together these dynamics compound — easy access to answers plus distrust of knowledge bearers — producing illiteracy of both skill and civic disposition. — If true, this framing reframes debates about AI, curriculum, and civic education: policy must address both technological incentives and cultural legitimacy to preserve democratic competence.