From what I've seen, we're getting smarter and thinking more critically overall.

Our ability to a***yze complex ideas, form coherent thought, and emotionally regulate age-appropriately is getting better.

Does anyone have any ideas?

it’s because of the internet

You can definitely see this reflected on social media / national events I think

you sure it's not the opposite?

I feel like people don't understand nuance these days

What makes you say that?

I think this is very very true

Either don’t understand it or play dumb in the face of it

Why would we be motivated to be willfully ignorant?

Because it's cool

Ignorance is bliss and requires less energy

Easy to paint everything in black and white rather than get muddied in the grey area

What would make you think humans are a***yzing complex things better? I’ll keep it a buck, maddddd people using buzzwords to stay “in” and I don’t think that implies intelligence at all. Maybe competence but not intelligence

I'm confused as to why ppl don't trust the youth (Gen Z/Alpha) to put their best foot forward

They've done nothing to warrant scrutiny lol, boomers were dumb asl too.

Hasn't America always used buzzwords to communicate tho?

Or else conversation isn't interesting enough

Haven’t recent studies shown the US is getting dumber?

What good are "studies" when you can go outside and touch grass?

Lol scientists skew their information anyways soooo..

They didn't interview everybody 🙄

^^^^Case and point

What about boomers? They are dumb too though

I mean all u rly gotta do is look at grade point averages, or college graduation rates, or sat scores, or iq scores

I'm sure someone has done this and we can readily find out if there's any evidence of people getting smarter

Boomers are not dumb they're selfish

Yeah but at least they have practical knowledge for the most part

The average boomer has never thought about anything critical in their life they just go to work and spend around 20 hours of looking at the tv all day...

lowkey boomers are more addicted to TV than zoomers are to their phones

Standardized testing and GPA provides a barometer for critical thinking, literacy, and maturity?

Pretty much yea

Many of them are scientists, lawyers, doctors etc

Let's not str8 up lie

Lol yup 🤣 work is lame asf lol, just become an influencer and get that bag...