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What's the point of this article? 1939 was a radically different world and country from 2024. In 1939, most Universities were there for the elite and the exce
by sneed_chucker 3y ago
What's the point of this article?
1939 was a radically different world and country from 2024.
In 1939, most Universities were there for the elite and the exceptional.
In 2024, most Universities are "High School 2: Away from Home".
The article basically says as much, but the headline really smells like it's trying to make the "people are getting dumber" case.
- marklubi 3y ago> the headline really smells like it's trying to make the "people are getting dumber" case. It's from Big Think, so it's likely clickbait. There's so much clickbait on HN lately that I've started checking the domain name before clicking through.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoThere are also a number of studies that observe similar trends in the general population.