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No, it’s not just you — people really are, per a number of surveys, way less intelligent than they used to be.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250316190341/https://futurism.com/neoscope/human-intelligence-declining-trends
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Micro-plastics has been my theory.
Or… lack of education? Declining quality of education? Micro plastic is a major problem, but to think it’s the #1 cause of people being stupid is, well, pretty stupid.
It might be the micro-plastics in me making the assumption.
Never stated it to be the #1 cause, that was your assumption.
Why would you mention it then?
Is there any evidence to suggest micro plastics are causing issues? My conspiracy is microplastics are simply being pushed as the latest scapegoat for society’s issues. It’s an attempt to distract us and redirect us from rising up against the oligarchs who are destroying our society.