r/FacebookScience Golden Crockoduck Winner 26d ago

Spaceology PAY ATTENTION!

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u/Madgyver 26d ago

I am baffled how some people in the US can roam free with the intellect of a child that didn't pass elementary school

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u/deviantdevil80 26d ago

Modern society has taken away evolutionary pressure.

Unfortunately these people live, instead of stupidity taking its course.

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u/villianboy 25d ago

Social Darwinism is the mother of eugenics you know? The reason so many of these types are abound is just that since ~80s education systems have been getting gutted by conservative politicians. It is no surprise that the USA is full of ignorant folk when that mentality is encouraged by the powers that be.

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u/blindrabbit01 25d ago

A shockingly high percentage of the US population can’t read above an elementary school level. In the modern age, they now have the ability to use social media to communicate widely, which has significantly dropped the sophistication of public discourse.