The IQ drop begins with those born in the mid 70s.
The massive technology revolution begins in their teenage years, rapidly spreads to play, work and education and with it performs many skills we use to have to employ from our brains alone. That aspect - do it by technology not by our brains, as even escalated more each decade.
But nothing in the article suggests the researchers are even considering it.
“Another possibility is that IQ tests haven’t adapted to accurately quantify an estimate of modern people’s intelligence – favouring forms of formally taught reasoning that may be less emphasised in contemporary education and young people’s lifestyles.”
Whenever data doesn’t align to the existing standard, the standard is at fault. It’s the essence of liberal belief.
What I gather is this: Focusing on feelings and emotions, doing what makes you “happy”, and allowing everyone to “win”; actually makes people dumb.
I believe those of us with common sense knew this already.
Intelligent Americans, millions of them, have murdered their own offspring in abortion. Millions of unintelligent people are having kids out of wedlock. Given 30 or 40 years of that, an overall drop in the IQ of American society is no surprise at all.
3rd world immigration has nothing to do with it, I’m sure.
You guys are just now figuring this out? Well, I guess that makes sense.
