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American IQ scores have rapidly dropped, proving the 'Reverse Flynn effect'

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256 points hirundo | 1 comments | 10 Apr 23 13:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.345s | source
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GalenErso ◴[10 Apr 23 13:17 UTC] No.35511899[source]▶
> interestingly, scores in spatial reasoning went up

Wild guess: video games. More Americans play or used to play video games than ever. And 3D games require players to understand an environment to navigate it.

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1. thriftwy ◴[10 Apr 23 22:31 UTC] No.35518176[source]▶
The prevalence of maps in our lifes via handheld devices could also contribute.