> People are getting smarter on ever narrower domains Sorry to border on nitpicking, but since it gets to the very heart of the discussion: Idiocracy and the

> People are getting smarter on ever narrower domains Sorry to border on nitpicking, but since it gets to the very heart of the discussion: Idiocracy and the discussion at large is about people getting dumber, AKA less smart/intelligent, over time due to one or more compounding dysgenic effects. This concept is also what most people believe IQ tests to measure. What I believe you meant to say is "people are focusing their knowledge on ever narrower domains", which is also a very important discussion to have, but a different one.