When it comes to the future of podcasting we are all philistines

I was reminded of today's word while listening to The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. The word is philistine. I have always known I didn't want to be called a philistine, I just wasn't sure what it meant specifically.

Turns out a Philistine, with a capital P, is a native of Philistia, an ancient areas that is now known as the the south western part of Palestine or Canaan. The Philistines occupied the five cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath.

When philistine isn't capitalized it is an noun- a low brow person uninterested in intellectual or artistic pursuits. A person who is uninformed or ignorant in a particular area of study. One dictionary included the connotation that a philistine is drawn to or motivated by material gain- selfish.