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May 21, 2020
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IQs are falling.

Genghis Spreads

5/21/20 1:21pm

RE: IQs are falling.

SandYFan

5/21/20 1:23pm

Water? Like from the toilet?

CougarHut

5/21/20 1:43pm

Too many Utah fans out there now

Gustav

5/21/20 1:24pm

<< Deleted >>

rivercitycoug

5/21/20 1:24pm

Thanks, Fortnite

cougarnerd

5/21/20 1:24pm

"Environmental factors" like warning labels. The gene pool had a handy little

LeftOfNormal

5/21/20 1:25pm

So you're a social darwinist/eugenecist.

Genghis Spreads

5/21/20 1:26pm

Eugene? Like, Rapunzel's boyfriend's real name? Nah, was rooting for the old hag

LeftOfNormal

5/21/20 1:31pm

I blame smartphones. That applies even though the study goes back to the 1970s.

Pistol Shrimp

5/21/20 1:25pm

But this season of Ow My Balls has been lit!

cheezedawg

5/21/20 1:28pm

I always assumed the Internet was going to create a society of geniuses.

SLC-Warrior

5/21/20 1:28pm

What about mobile devices?

TNT

5/21/20 1:29pm

They are falling too. Have you seen how many people have cracked screens?

ochobeeguy

5/21/20 2:15pm

RE: IQs are falling.

Mike Honcho

5/21/20 1:29pm

more likely that nobody reads to learn anymore

fulano

5/21/20 1:36pm

Schools have shifted from teaching thinking to teaching standardized testing. IQ

BYUtka

5/21/20 1:37pm

Teaching doesn't improve IQ. And k-12 never taught critical thinking. At least

Plato

5/21/20 2:06pm

Sometimes the best answer doesn't require a villain

Big Tuna

5/21/20 1:40pm

I think part of it is high-IQ individuals are more likely to partner up and have

chilango

5/21/20 2:08pm

mine is

Sea Chicken

5/21/20 1:42pm

Thanks CB.

TerribleOpinionsGuy

5/21/20 1:42pm

oh yea?!...so...like....whatever

Agnostic-alumni

5/21/20 1:44pm

distractions maybe?

Idahofallsblue

5/21/20 1:55pm

I say no they're not

byujag

5/21/20 2:45pm

I'm late responding, but average IQs don't fall in a population

WorfoSAUR

5/21/20 3:04pm

You're assuming they recalibrate the mean at 100. That wouldn't be

Genghis Spreads

5/21/20 3:09pm

Hmm I misunderstood the Flynn effect

WorfoSAUR

5/21/20 3:35pm

I agree. My IQ is much lower than it was 30 years ago.

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