Are people getting dumber?

[Anonymous]

Not to sound like a grumpy old person (I’m 52), but is it me or are people getting dumber? It feels like people struggle to follow very basic directions generally and maybe it’s just that no one reads anything anymore, but we belong to a group that has sign ups for classes 4x a year and I’m amazed that families who have been doing this for years suddenly seem wildly confused about the process. Or can no longer navigate to a location without gps even though you give them simple verbal directions (eg Take X road, turn right at the light and we are the second house on the left). Or no longer try to figure something out before searching google/You Tube. Or are so easily sways by whatever they read on the internet, that we have people who are well educated spouting off crazy tunes conspiracy theories. I could go on and on, but I’m starting to feel like I live in the twilight zone.

[Anonymous]

Yep being online like many on dcum
Over reliance on apps for simple tasks
covid
mental health
crap foods, unhealthy environment lifestyles
sped up aging.
In the name of profits.
TikTok to get people hooked into it to destroy generations of kids who can't read, do math, solve

[Anonymous]

Too much screen time and instant gratification leads to people having thr attention span of a flea

So many people voted for Trump and even ore than that didn't vote, so I conclude that yes, people are dumber

[Anonymous]

Yes. No doubt about it..

[Anonymous]

Yes, Trump is President.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I think this every time I get behind some knucklehead at the Costco gas station who can’t seem to work the card reader or the pump properly.

[Anonymous]

They stopped caring. That's for elites and Trumpapa will protect them.

[Anonymous]

Throughout history people have been getting worse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I think this every time I get behind some knucklehead at the Costco gas station who can’t seem to work the card reader or the pump properly.

Did you help the knucklehead or do you just come on here to complain about this knucklehead?

[Anonymous]

Anyone see the movie Idiocracy? I think it came out 20 years ago, but I recently rewatched and wow did that hit close to home!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep being online like many on dcum
Over reliance on apps for simple tasks
covid
mental health
crap foods, unhealthy environment lifestyles
sped up aging.
In the name of profits.
TikTok to get people hooked into it to destroy generations of kids who can't read, do math, solve

Less competition for my kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone see the movie Idiocracy? I think it came out 20 years ago, but I recently rewatched and wow did that hit close to home!

Was going to recommend this movie too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Throughout history people have been getting worse

I dont think so. People used to live shorter though so maybe they were just younger overall.

[Anonymous]

I am definitely getting dumbr.

[Anonymous]

Yes. People genuinely think tik tok is a legit place to research things. Weaponized incompetence is a real thing.