Are we living in a golden age of stupidity? hat depends on what we mean by "stupidity." If we mean: Information overload, not matched with critical thinking; s

Are we living in a golden age of stupidity? hat depends on what we mean by "stupidity." If we mean: Information overload, not matched with critical thinking; short attention spans, driven by algorithmic content; decline in deep reading, writing, and manual creativity …then yes. There’s a legitimate case that we’re in a period of widespread mental passivity rather than active curiosity. Of course this isn’t a new phenomenon. Every generation feels the next is losing touch with something essential. What is different today is the scale and speed of digital influence.