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[–] la_fupacabra 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Not trying to be a dick, but:
I thought you'd want to know, since your post was about the IQ of people today VS people back then
[–] Chuckfin 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
It has been declining because stupid people pop out stupid shits way faster than smart people
[–] wahala [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I think our ancestors were generally better read and had broader vocabularies. They were also far more patient, but I don't know if they were necessarily smarter or wiser. For every historical shitlord I can find, I can also find the opposite. Like this - Advertisement - Groves Chill Tonic
[–] ThighChafing ago
There's plenty of advertisements from the past which sell ways to gain weight- mostly because malnutrition was a problem
[–] ShitArchon ago
Goodwin's Weekly was read by the right tail of the IQ bell curve. It's not representative of the guy at the pub.
I'm a hereditarian Jensenist, but I'm curious what your explanation for the Flynn Effect is.