According to an article I read this morning,scientists figure that we are not getting smarter, but rather losing intelligence. DUH! I did not need a scientific study to tell me that as a species, we are retro grading in the smarts department. The basis of this study is that we no longer have the basic survival skills that we once had,and that this is due to moving into agricultural areas where we didn't have to use spatial abilities as much. Meaning,we stopped *having* to know how to build a shelter and get away from a saber-toothed tiger. Due to this, we have lost the knowledge of self preservation, but gained the ability to mow the lawn.
I could have told you this without a big scientific study. There are many key signs that we are not as smart as we once were, and I can prove it.
1) Day time network television. Need I say more?
2) Night time network television reality shows.
3) Cable reality shows. Seriously,"Honey Boo-Boo" and "Jersey Shore".
4) Phones that are smarter than the people using them.
5)Doing ANYTHING and texting at the same time.
6) Spell check.
7) Auto correct.
8) Cell phones.
9) Sexting.
10) Youtube.
11) Facebook.
12) Twitter.
13) Celebrity news can surpass and even bury a natural disaster,major political situation, and any other real news story. (Oh, look, Lindsey Lohan spit on Kristin Stewart! MUCH more important than the nuclear missiles headed this way.....)
14) Texting.
15) Warning labels on everything. Want a good laugh and feel a deep sadness for the species, read waring labels.(Hey, SOMEBODY *had* to have done it to get it put on the product! Caution: Coffee is HOT!)
And yet, the article also stated that I.Q.'s are higher than they were 100 years ago or so.......
I could have told you this without a big scientific study. There are many key signs that we are not as smart as we once were, and I can prove it.
1) Day time network television. Need I say more?
2) Night time network television reality shows.
3) Cable reality shows. Seriously,"Honey Boo-Boo" and "Jersey Shore".
4) Phones that are smarter than the people using them.
5)Doing ANYTHING and texting at the same time.
6) Spell check.
7) Auto correct.
8) Cell phones.
9) Sexting.
10) Youtube.
11) Facebook.
12) Twitter.
13) Celebrity news can surpass and even bury a natural disaster,major political situation, and any other real news story. (Oh, look, Lindsey Lohan spit on Kristin Stewart! MUCH more important than the nuclear missiles headed this way.....)
14) Texting.
15) Warning labels on everything. Want a good laugh and feel a deep sadness for the species, read waring labels.(Hey, SOMEBODY *had* to have done it to get it put on the product! Caution: Coffee is HOT!)
And yet, the article also stated that I.Q.'s are higher than they were 100 years ago or so.......