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> At least today society is notably, collectively, smarter. There are a lot more naysayers in general, and whole there will be crashes, they tend to be more lim
by bmitc 4y ago
> At least today society is notably, collectively, smarter. There are a lot more naysayers in general, and whole there will be crashes, they tend to be more limited in scope and reach.
Is that really true?
- rufus_foreman 4y agoNo, society is getting less smart. Average IQ is falling and has been for almost half a century, which has been obvious to anyone who has lived through it.
- circlefavshape 4y agoAFAIK you have this exactly backwards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect
- rufus_foreman 4y agoThe Flynn effect ended and reversed decades ago. In developed countries at least. It would be pretty sad if it has reversed in developing countries.