The Operation of Constructive Risk and the Crisis of Risk Communication: Focusing on the Problem of Anti-Intellectualism

Key Points

• The central aim is to examine how anti-intellectualism constructs risk in digital environments.
• Analysis of the mechanisms by which anti-intellectualism affects risk perception and communication.
• Exploration of social media's role in amplifying anti-intellectual discourse.
• Evaluation of traditional risk management methods in light of anti-intellectualism.
• Anti-intellectualism actively undermines rational risk communication by rejecting established facts.
• Social media algorithms exacerbate fragmentation and extremism in anti-intellectual discourse.
• Constructive risk poses a significant threat to civil society, necessitating new communication strategies.