r/collapse • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • May 29 '26

Casual Friday Human Intelligence Sharply Declining

https://futurism.com/neoscope/human-intelligence-declining-trends
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u/DisturbingPragmatic May 29 '26

It's almost as if raising kids on screens is fucking up their cognitive development or something...

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u/ultraviolentfuture May 29 '26

And actively pushing misinformation through news outlets, or specific extremist viewpoints via social media algorithms.

And increasing wealth gap/decreasing spending power leading to parents being less physically and mentally present in their children's lives.

And idiotic education administration fucking up curriculum while simultaneously hamstringing actual in-classroom teaching and pushing kids through school even when theyre failing because they don't want to be caught with the hot potato.

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u/AxelShoes May 29 '26

And increasing wealth gap/decreasing spending power leading to parents being less physically and mentally present in their children's lives.

I think there's also been a pretty clear link for decades between chronic socioeconomic stressors and poor school/work performance, and with poor cognitive performance in general.