No, it's not just you — people really are, per a number of surveys, way less intelligent than they used to be.

I wonder if you could analyze internet discussions for an effect.

  • Baggie
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    2 days ago

    I can’t help but feel like modern kids get hammered with reality way too quickly, not to mention whatever the fuck social media does to a growing brain. Growing up knowing the world is on fire, Nazis are back, and everyone hates you is not conducive to a person wanting to try especially hard to excel either.