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Is society getting stupider? A Washington Post argument
Original: Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and repeated
A Washington Post opinion column argues that culture is becoming simpler and warns that this trend should worry readers, asking whether society is growing stupider. The piece points to repeated, simple clues as evidence of declining cultural complexity. The argument is drawing discussion on Hacker News, where commenters are debating whether simplification of culture reflects real cognitive decline or just changing tastes and media habits.
Why now: The column's provocative claim that culture is getting simpler touches on widespread anxieties about attention spans, media and intelligence.
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Evidence
- Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and repeated · RickJWagner · 15
- Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and repeated · pseudolus · 13
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