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I mean, yeah... Gen Z is the first generation to be less intelligent than the previous generation ergo we're smartest generation.
I can't tell if you're serious..
It's literally true as measured by IQ scores. Look it up.
I am serious.
I know 💀
He is, i saw the study too. Last generational study that came out showed a small, but statistically relevant drop in intelligence in Gen Z relative to their predecessors, which is the first drop ever since we can measure these things.
And why wouldn't we see that? General education institutions have been under attack for decades now, and tinkering with your stuff is becoming more and more illegal and discouraged by the hollowing out of the concept of ownership. Software has been reduced to smartphone apps for most people, and critical thinking is seen as dangerous by many states including the US and is therefore discouraged. And let's not forget that most people are living paycheck to paycheck and do not have the headroom to engage critically with their surroundings.
That isn't what I'm talking about though. 🤦♂️
Even with you mentioning that i still don't know what you are talking about, so some clarification would be nice :-)
The very end where a conclusion is drawn:
Gen z being dumber doesn't automatically mean the preceding generation was the pinnacle of intelligence. They could also be dumber than the one before them but not as starkly and not studied the same way, or there could have been a plateau for a few generations that gen z fell off from.
You really think a bunch of lead poisoned boomers and apathetic, mildly lead poisoned Xers are more intelligent than the most educated generation to have ever existed? Hmm OK...
we're smartest generation. unga bunga. shiny rock shaped like participation trophy good.
Also you're tagged as "egomaniac" so I know to ignore you elsewhere.