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Re:Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and populatio... by Ygg2 on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:36AM (#15364124)
Flynn effect didn't slow down. It actually reversed.

https://theeconomyofmeaning.com/2015/11/12/new-study-shows-r...

It's like https://xkcd.com/603/, except White Hat is is wrong on most accounts.

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Re:Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and populatio... by thriftwy on Friday September 29, 2017 @07:23AM (#15364344)
In 603, White Hat flies from arguments to preserve his naive positivistic view of the world where things fix themself magically.

"You arguments are wrong because Flynn effect, and if this one is reversed then your arguments are wrong just because."

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