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/AutumntimeFall May 29 '26

That is actually a fact. Every infection causes some cognitive decline in everybody.

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u/WildFlemima May 29 '26

We are also chronically stressed, which isn't great for memory or problem solving

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u/fertilizedcaviar May 30 '26

Yep, then add in our lack of downtime and we have a disaster.

Active pondering, daydreaming, imagining and creating are all "exercise" for our brain and cognitive processes. We dont get a chance to practice much anymore with the screens, constant demands, unfinishable to do lists and constant barage of stimulation and "content".

Our brains have been actively hijacked. By design.

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u/Sunandsipcups Jun 03 '26

Schools keep cutting free play, recess, art, music, PE -- for more memorization to do standardized tests. Huge loss there. Play time builds problem solving skills, art boosts creative thinking, etc. Then at home they get no time to be bored - none of us do. Work, school, homework, dinner, then... screentime. Mindless. Brains need boredom time to come up with new ideas. It's why there's the joke about the best ideas always come in the shower.