Yhn LifeFashion first seen 13 h ago, last 1 h ago, peak #5
Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and repeated
A Washington Post opinion column argues that culture is getting simpler, and that this simplification should worry readers. The piece points to repeated, easy-to-spot clues that society is losing complexity, and asks whether people are effectively becoming less capable of engaging with difficult ideas. Commenters are debating the claim, with some sympathetic to the thesis that dumbing-down trends are real and measurable, and others sceptical that complexity is actually declining rather than just changing form.
Why now: A mainstream opinion piece is making a provocative cultural-decline argument that invites broad debate.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 12 snapshots from 13 h ago to 1 h ago.
Evidence
- Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and repeated · RickJWagner · 15
- Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and repeated · pseudolus · 10
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