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niceguy1827 ◴[] No.46339002[source]
Aren't people already stupid enough? The fact that the author wrote this article without verifying if the existing trend of children's IQ shows some level of stupidity.

And please excuse my language. I probably watch George Carlin videos a bit too much.

> For example, a 2018 analysis by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Oregon found that average IQ scores in the U.S. began declining slightly after 1995, particularly in younger generations. This reversal mirrors findings in several European countries, including Norway, Denmark, and the UK.

https://nchstats.com/average-iq-by-state-in-us/

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bgwalter ◴[] No.46339108[source]
The authors' (there are two) position is that yes, people are already stupid enough, but it will get much worse:

"We may soon look back on this era of TikTok, Love Island and Zack Polanski as an age of dignity and restraint."

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1. Earw0rm ◴[] No.46343537[source]
Couple of upper-class schoolteachers dissing the Green Party for "stupid".

Move along, nothing to see here.