thanks to Republican efforts to destroy public education and discourage critical thinking and from right-wing media brainwashing. Technology could also be partly to blame. From Forbes:
Recent studies conducted in Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom are seeing a noticeable slowing — and even a reversal — of IQ. In effect, IQs have lowered in this incredible era of technology. A 2018 Science Alert article by Peter Dockrill notes "An analysis of some 730,000 IQ test results by researchers from the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research in Norway reveals the Flynn effect hit its peak for people born during the mid-1970s and has significantly declined ever since."
A foremost concern is the lack of focus, which is not only lowering overall intelligence but affecting our ability to stick with complex tasks and the capacity to make reliable decisions. It's also taking a toll on our emotional intelligence, as we become victims of decision fatigue from too much technological stimulation.
There's a universally growing pressure that what is important now will not be important in 10 minutes. Few people are allotted the time required to dissect and solve challenges, let alone the time to complete tasks because things are changing too rapidly. Technology is changing our concept of time, and we are getting the brunt of the abuse. There's an expectation to solve problems at the same speed as clicking through websites. Additionally, the amount of information online can give those working on a project a false sense of expertise; they read a few lines on a blog and often take action in the wrong direction.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/04/29/technology-is-on-the-rise-while-iq-is-on-the-decline/?sh=2c72d736b103|
Other articles attribute the IQ decline to environmental factors. So there's another reason why major polluters resist deregulation: trashing the planet is contributing to the dumbing down of the average citizen.
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