Are we as a species becoming stupid

[Lancaster]

1 minute ago, janisahockeynut said:

Could you finish your sentence please..................

My bad... my toddler was messing with the comp.

 

To continue....

Are certain geographical locations, ethnic group or area with certain cultural norms becomes an unending feedback loop?

That the rich gets richer and poor gets poorer.  High IQ location gains more leverage and the poorer IQ location does worse and worse as times goes by. 

 

North America is relatively a blank slate compared to other countries in the world, but even different cultural/ethnic groups still have different social, educational, economical outcomes.  Lots of people with nothing more than the clothing on their backs and still able to survive and thrive, some more so than others.  

 

Plus with changing age demographics too.  That poorer places are most of the planet's population growth, ever more stretching limited local resources.  More prosperous places with lower birth rates with resources being more concentrated.  

[Bad_BOI_pete]

27 minutes ago, Nucksfollower1983 said:

I know the feeling... but are you then not the jerk for just assuming they should see you and get out of they way?

i think homicidal thoughts are common, especially when you know the circumstances. Gurn i imagie is talking about people that in thier right mind  have no buisness being on the phone. think crowded parking lots or even worse approaching your vehicle from your blindspot, even public roads.

 

the saying better to be alive then dead right, comes to mind when thinking of these careless doh-tards. I have more choice words for them, but I reserve them for special occasions usually when fired up by cheap beer.

 

You always know an attentive pedestrian is usually a thoughtful person and probably a decent driver themselves. if the pedestrian is attentive and waits signals your attention to proceed i always  take charge give em a wave and a nod showing my respect. on the other hand the inattentive pedestrian demands respect while offering the driver none, they might as well be giving me the middle finger.

Edited April 6, 2021 by Petey_BOI

[J.I.A.H.N]

2 minutes ago, Lancaster said:

My bad... my toddler was messing with the comp.

 

To continue....

Are certain geographical locations, ethnic group or area with certain cultural norms becomes an unending feedback loop?

That the rich gets richer and poor gets poorer.  High IQ location gains more leverage and the poorer IQ location does worse and worse as times goes by. 

 

North America is relatively a blank slate compared to other countries in the world, but even different cultural/ethnic groups still have different social, educational, economical outcomes.  Lots of people with nothing more than the clothing on their backs and still able to survive and thrive, some more so than others.  

 

Plus with changing age demographics too.  That poorer places are most of the planet's population growth, ever more stretching limited local resources.  More prosperous places with lower birth rates with resources being more concentrated.  

Just to remind what I said was about averages............one offs or certain groups in poor countries can still have extremely high IQ's, so social economic conditions are proven to be a factor, when nurtured. 

 

I am of the belief that life evolves in a progressive forward motion, bigger, smarter, faster.......again on average

[Nucksfollower1983]

I know what he means and ya the whole pay attention and be aware of your surroundings thing applies but If I can avoid the "incidental" contact and don't I would feel like its my fault. even though, ya.... watch where you're going.

[Ilunga]

6 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said:

here's a maybe even scarier idea to add the OP:

 

Are we getting less emotionally intelligent as well? 

There has been some really good posts however you pose a great question,are we getting less emotionally intelligent ?

 

How would we gauge this ?

 

https://intellitest.me/en/play/L03S3N/start?gclid=CjwKCAjw6qqDBhB-EiwACBs6x7oGbN_20UYH2zbV-zXRy74JCiyKobM-Hw-y_0e5w6h6lfFSF8NLZxoC6UYQAvD_BwE&utm_campaign=7836069&utm_content=am+i+emotionally+intelligent&utm_medium=cad_as_us-uk-au-ca_pho-tab-web_40q_eq_int_mkt&utm_source=62

 

Here is an emotional intelligence test.

I scored 135.

That seems high but I answered the questions honestly.

 

There was a great quote from that site 

 

" It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently". 

Fyodor Dostoyevsky 

 

 

[Goat James]

I think the whole "the new generation is dumb" is a narrative constructed by older people to make them feel better as their knowledge loses value. Previously "intelligence" was often synonymous with knowing a lot, this is no longer the case, as everyone has the entirety of the internet at their disposal at all times, so being able to rattle off the capital cities of all European countries is no longer valued, as you can just Google the information if you were to need it. Another thing is that as society changes different information is valued, most younger people (that I know anyways) do not know as much about birds as older people do, but all young people can do their taxes online and will not accidentally lose all their money since they gave a sketchy website their credit card info. 

[ItsAllOursBoys]

On 4/5/2021 at 6:17 AM, Ilunga said:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Are-we-as-a-species-actually-becoming-stupid

 

So what do my fellow board members believe

 

Are we actually becoming more stupid ?

 

https://www.swnewsmedia.com/shakopee_valley_news/news/opinion/columnists/column-it-s-official-intelligence-levels-are-dropping/article_8317aad9-876e-5c1e-804a-55cb6f297361.html

 

I have believed that our species as a whole has never been as smart as we think we are,myself included.

 

Better start eating more fish !

 

Becoming more stupid? With all the craziness going on in the world, perhaps people are just beginning to realize that as a species, we've been intellectually defunct from the beginning...

 

 

[ItsAllOursBoys]

20 hours ago, AriGold said:

It all has to do about Left vs Right. 

 

Each side thinks the other are idiots. the separation is increasing.

 

It's called the Hegelian Dialectic.... the power brokers of society employ dialectical thinking and philosophy to establish a thesis and an antithesis, which results in a synthesis of both/multiple sides.  The psychological & philosophical manipulation of the masses via the illusion of choice.

[AriGold]

39 minutes ago, ItsAllOursBoys said:

It's called the Hegelian Dialectic.... the power brokers of society employ dialectical thinking and philosophy to establish a thesis and an antithesis, which results in a synthesis of both/multiple sides.  The psychological & philosophical manipulation of the masses via the illusion of choice.

[JM_]

9 hours ago, Ilunga said:

There has been some really good posts however you pose a great question,are we getting less emotionally intelligent ?

 

How would we gauge this ?

 

https://intellitest.me/en/play/L03S3N/start?gclid=CjwKCAjw6qqDBhB-EiwACBs6x7oGbN_20UYH2zbV-zXRy74JCiyKobM-Hw-y_0e5w6h6lfFSF8NLZxoC6UYQAvD_BwE&utm_campaign=7836069&utm_content=am+i+emotionally+intelligent&utm_medium=cad_as_us-uk-au-ca_pho-tab-web_40q_eq_int_mkt&utm_source=62

 

Here is an emotional intelligence test.

I scored 135.

That seems high but I answered the questions honestly.

 

There was a great quote from that site 

 

" It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently". 

Fyodor Dostoyevsky 

 

 

There are a lot of ways to test it. A buddy of mine is a consultant for corporate types, and EI is a big part of what he does. According to him, most C-level people he coaches are running on anger and fear most of the time. 

 

With the rest of us, I do wonder what social media is doing to us. It seems like we are happy to rush to judgment and cancel people - which does happen on "both sides" of the political spectrum - and I wonder if the ease if social media judgement is hurting us even more than the push button lifestyles we have now.

[4petesake]

6 hours ago, Goat James said:

I think the whole "the new generation is dumb" is a narrative constructed by older people to make them feel better as their knowledge loses value. Previously "intelligence" was often synonymous with knowing a lot, this is no longer the case, as everyone has the entirety of the internet at their disposal at all times, so being able to rattle off the capital cities of all European countries is no longer valued, as you can just Google the information if you were to need it. Another thing is that as society changes different information is valued, most younger people (that I know anyways) do not know as much about birds as older people do, but all young people can do their taxes online and will not accidentally lose all their money since they gave a sketchy website their credit card info. 

There is no reasonable argument to suggest that the new generation is dumb. Remember though that as my generation had access to encyclopedias and this new generation has the knowledge of the internet available, access to knowledge doesn’t equal intelligence. Just as it has always been, the people who take advantage will flourish and the others...not so much. The internet and social media has fattened both ends of the scale.

[JM_]

4 minutes ago, 4petesake said:

There is no reasonable argument to suggest that the new generation is dumb. Remember though that as my generation had access to encyclopedias and this new generation has the knowledge of the internet available, access to knowledge doesn’t equal intelligence. Just as it has always been, the people who take advantage will flourish and the others...not so much. The internet and social media has fattened both ends of the scale.

its not a question of capacity, more of expectations. If we're making things too easy that's not a good thing. 

[ItsAllOursBoys]

6 hours ago, AriGold said:

Thanks for providing the classic textbook example!

[AriGold]

2 hours ago, ItsAllOursBoys said:

Thanks for providing the classic textbook example!

[spur1]

For me it is the same old crap just a different day. 

[Junkyard Dog]

It’s social media’s fault. Communication through text is the worst form of communication. 
 

Person A says one thing and means one thing Person B reads/perceives it as another thing entirely and judges person A accordingly. No elaboration is accepted, misinformation(aka fake news) is created. On Twitter you get only so many texts to state your opinion on serious topics. Makes it easier to misinterpret. 

 

That’s just one way social media sucks. There are multiple ways.

I do fear for the younger generation. I hope that they become more individually responsible because it seems like over the years we’ve slowly become much more reliant on others. 

[Ilunga]

9 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said:

There are a lot of ways to test it. A buddy of mine is a consultant for corporate types, and EI is a big part of what he does. According to him, most C-level people he coaches are running on anger and fear most of the time. 

 

With the rest of us, I do wonder what social media is doing to us. It seems like we are happy to rush to judgment and cancel people - which does happen on "both sides" of the political spectrum - and I wonder if the ease if social media judgement is hurting us even more than the push button lifestyles we have now.

It's curious to note that many posts/ posters mention politics.

 

I wonder if I started a thread on this topic on a message board in a non western country if the replies would focus as much on politics.

 

As for social media this board is the only form of it I use.

 

[ItsAllOursBoys]

20 hours ago, AriGold said:

 

[Gurn]

Irony, you don't seem to like him telling you to shut up. Yet post meme's expressing support for people saying what they want?

[JM_]

6 minutes ago, gurn said:

Irony, you don't seem to like him telling you to shut up. Yet post meme's expressing support for people saying what they want?

 

whats really ironic is Orwell was a socialist, as lefty as they come.