Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and repeated

Posted by RickJWagner on Thursday October 08, 2026 @09:00AM
from the washingtonpost.com dept.

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Re:Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and rep... by kbelder on Thursday October 08, 2026 @11:58AM (#50007458)

"Stupider" should be "More stupid".

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Re:Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and rep... by Kevin_Flynn on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:26PM (#50009862)

Not smarter-er ?

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Re:Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and rep... by livinglist on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:42PM (#50010144)

If the intention is conveyed, does it really matter though how the vocabulary is constructured?

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Re:Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and rep... by cyanydeez on Thursday October 08, 2026 @03:51PM (#50011131)

this is the rag owned by amazon. definitely, when a billionaire owns something it has no choice but to be stupider.

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