Pinker is Hegelian 😂 😂 😂

I mean looking at the state of the world, I find that claim highly dubious. Even looking at global pew research poll results on things like climate change and so on, critical thinking is hardly as common as you purport it to be.

I am astonished by your comment. Most people are indoctrinated by society and institutions to not question authority. Most people just get on with life with the mindset that 'this is the way the world is meant to be'.

Even take something like the family unit. Some cultures enforce absolute obedience and eliminate all capacity for critical thought.

This, Chomsky often sums it up as authority needs to justify itself, otherwise it should be dismantled.

The definition of a mindlessly 'productive' existence.

Byung Chul Han's auto-exploitation comes to mind and his concept of the burnout society.