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Re:India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world by laughing_man on Friday June 05, 2026 @05:19PM (#48418479)
Sort of. The idea that we're somehow smarter today is nonsense on stilts.
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Re:India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world by trumpdong on Friday June 05, 2026 @07:07PM (#48419519)
Smartest was 10-15 years ago. Flynn effect reversed.
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Re:India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world by em-bee on Friday June 05, 2026 @06:40PM (#48419268)
we are not smarter, but we have access to more knowledge
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Re:India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world by laughing_man on Friday June 05, 2026 @07:32PM (#48419742)
I wonder about that. How much of the knowledge we're exposed to is actually true?
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