• DandomRude@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Yes, for the more informed among them, you could call it that, or:

    “Strategic ignorance (also called deliberate ignorance or wilful blindness) is the intentional avoidance of information because possessing it would impose costs, obligations, or constraints that reduce expected utility.”

    Somewhat sloppyly adapted from Sweeny et al. (2010) and Sims (2003).