No, it's not just you — people really are, per a number of surveys, way less intelligent than they used to be.
  • MichaelScotch@lemmy.world
    142·
    8 days ago

    Or… lack of education? Declining quality of education? Micro plastic is a major problem, but to think it’s the #1 cause of people being stupid is, well, pretty stupid.

    • stink@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      1·
      8 days ago

      I remember looking at old assignments from my dad’s high school in a developing country and being shocked at what they were expecting these teenagers to do.

      At least in America, most of the time you can download an app that does the work for you now. Zero critical thought needed.

    • NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
      65·
      8 days ago

      It might be the micro-plastics in me making the assumption.

      Never stated it to be the #1 cause, that was your assumption.