Re:Idiocracy: A disturbingly prophetic look at the future
by mixedCase on Thursday December 30, 2021 @02:26PM
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> People are getting smarter on ever narrower domains
Sorry to border on nitpicking, but since it gets to the very heart of the discussion:
Idiocracy and the discussion at large is about people getting dumber, AKA less smart/intelligent, over time due to one or more compounding dysgenic effects. This concept is also what most people believe IQ tests to measure.
What I believe you meant to say is "people are focusing their knowledge on ever narrower domains", which is also a very important discussion to have, but a different one.
Sorry to border on nitpicking, but since it gets to the very heart of the discussion:
Idiocracy and the discussion at large is about people getting dumber, AKA less smart/intelligent, over time due to one or more compounding dysgenic effects. This concept is also what most people believe IQ tests to measure.
What I believe you meant to say is "people are focusing their knowledge on ever narrower domains", which is also a very important discussion to have, but a different one.