Sunday Apr 19, 2026

Is Ignorance Bliss? (300th Anniversary Episode)

It's been six years and 300 episodes of The Overthinkers! To celebrate, Joseph and Nathan discuss whether ignorance is bliss--and if by educating everyone these past six years we've been making the world a worse place!

References and resources

Definition:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignorance%20is%20bliss

Ignorance is only bliss when someone else is being the adult taking care of the problems: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-headshrinkers-guide-to-the-galaxy/201108/is-ignorance-bliss

There’s only so much truth people can take: https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/400281/is-ignorance-bliss

Websites

The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world
Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me
Joseph Holmes: linktr.ee/josephholmes

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