Definition
A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.
Also Said As
- vincible ignorance
- willful blindness
See Also
- Nelsonian knowledge
- ostrich instruction
- turn a blind eye
How People Actually Use It
Noun: Making the conscious decision to deny facts and reality because you have such a fragile ego that if you admit you are wrong your whole world would implode in a fiery mess of gore. Ironically practiced most often by people who claim to have a deep appreciation for science and truth.
"Millennial Socialist: "That wasn't real communism" Person with brain: "It's not worth arguing with you because of your willful ignorance""
Source: Urban Dictionary