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Are We Getting Dumber? - Data on IQ and fertility across the world (www.cspicenter.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Renneder@sh.itjust.works to c/becomeme@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

As the 21st century began, human evolution was at a turning point. Natural selection, the process by which the strongest, the smartest, the fastest, reproduced in greater numbers than the rest, a process which had once favored the noblest traits of man, now began to favor different traits. Most science fiction of the day predicted a future that was more civilized and more intelligent. But as time went on, things seemed to be heading in the opposite direction. A dumbing down. How did this happen? Evolution does not necessarily reward intelligence. With no natural predators to thin the herd, it began to simply reward those who reproduced the most, and left the intelligent to become an endangered species.

[–] tomat0223@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Water is for toilets my dude.

[–] Daefsdeda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I get what you mean but that would be more about genetic diseases. I would say smartness gived you an advantage now. I think that all this shit that is happening to us is because of enviromental pollutants making us dumber. See lead in air and children and adult IQ correlation as an example.

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Its a direct quote from the beginning of the movie Idiocracy. Great movie, definitely worth watching. I get what you’re saying though and that makes sense too.

[–] Daefsdeda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Well thanks for the movie recommendations. You never what people mean on the internet :')

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Being dumb makes you less fixated on the global issues and brings you down to a more personal level. Humanity is facing massive global issues and not having to worry about this gives you less depression, less chance for cancer etc. Also you feel less frustrated by your job if you just mindlessly, without any intentions to learn or personally grow, do your job and go home to eat fast food and relax. Being smart and trying to improve things is frustrating in a world ruled by the dumb majority. Being dumb is an evolutionary advantage now.