Joaquim Machado wrote an opinion piece titled "Another Machiavelli" published in jornalacores9.pt. In the article, the author criticizes the intellectual superficiality he observes in today's society, referring to a "cheap erudition" that limits itself to superficialities absorbed without deep study or consistency.
The author warns that with the widespread use of artificial intelligence tools, the appearances of this pseudointellectual tribe have increased, relying on superficial knowledge to appear erudite.
In the political field, Machado identifies frequent allusions to Machiavelli, often incorrect. The author argues that they even attribute to Machiavelli thoughts he never had, even in his most controversial writings.
The article remains inconclusive, presenting only an excerpt of the author's opinion on the topic.
