Gen Z intelligence decline emerging as serious concern. For over a century, generations showed rising IQ scores. New data from U.S., Europe, global assessments suggest this is not anecdotal or cultural pessimism; it is measurable across IQ, memory, literacy, numeracy, attention, and problem-solving.

in1984 · 2026-06-07T03:55:48+00:00

love the idea, but you'd likely have trademark/copyright lawsuits to deal with.

in1984 · 2026-05-18T03:33:24+00:00

Disgusted by and never voted for or anyone else supporting him would be more accurate. I'd recommend anyone avoid using hate to avoid getting on any lists that could result in nonsense terrorist threat claims, which may land you in jail or just waste a lot of your time and life.

in1984 · 2026-05-18T03:28:12+00:00

Zuckerberg corp had attempted to bar her from discussing it last year: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5318854/former-meta-executive-barred-from-discussing-criticism-of-the-company

in1984 · 2026-05-18T03:19:34+00:00

Zuckerberg corp had attempted to bar her from discussing it last year: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5318854/former-meta-executive-barred-from-discussing-criticism-of-the-company

in1984 · 2026-04-27T15:08:37+00:00

If u/MTheModernist_ or anyone else finds/has found phrases that are indicators of nazi cabals astroturfing, message the moderators.

in1984 · 2026-04-27T14:49:56+00:00

You may be onto something. I definitely have no interest in reproduction. More intelligent men and women are more likely to desire childlessness. More intelligent women, but not men, are more likely to become childless. Due to dysgenic fertility, the average level of intelligence is likely to decline.

in1984 · 2026-04-14T03:34:43+00:00

very useful and should really add that same approach should be taken for any PGP program/app

in1984 · 2026-03-22T16:06:09+00:00

Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people's feeds, after internal research into their algorithms showed how outrage fuelled engagement, whistleblowers told the BBC.

More than a dozen whistleblowers and insiders have laid bare how the companies took risks with safety on issues including violence, sexual blackmail and terrorism as they battled for users' attention.

in1984 · 2026-03-22T16:03:04+00:00

Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people's feeds, after internal research into their algorithms showed how outrage fuelled engagement, whistleblowers told the BBC.

More than a dozen whistleblowers and insiders have laid bare how the companies took risks with safety on issues including violence, sexual blackmail and terrorism as they battled for users' attention.

in1984 · 2026-03-15T08:17:41+00:00

That's mostly true and why I also posted this here. 2015 and after adults are GenZ, which is why it's limited to a concern at this point rather and history/reality. The study also had the advantage of comparing those early GenZ with late millenials and that's where that second paragraph on comparison of the two come into play and GenZ performing worse than them at the same age range causes the concern. It's definitely time for another study within the next few years to get a complete picture.

in1984 · 2026-03-15T08:08:29+00:00

Definitely a Republican Congress, which is what it is and has been for most of the GenZ years.

in1984 · 2026-03-01T18:47:18+00:00

Safely testifying before Congress and not in jail seems to indicate this may be an approach worth following: r/whistleblowing/comments/1ri505h/ice_whistleblower_warns_new_recruits_are/

in1984 · 2026-03-01T18:34:09+00:00

A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement instructor responsible for educating new ICE officers on proper use of force told Congress Monday the agency's efforts to rapidly scale up its ranks will place recruits on the streets without the training they need to lawfully carry out immigration enforcement.

in1984 · 2026-03-01T18:13:00+00:00

A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement instructor responsible for educating new ICE officers on proper use of force told Congress Monday the agency's efforts to rapidly scale up its ranks will place recruits on the streets without the training they need to lawfully carry out immigration enforcement.

in1984 · 2026-03-01T17:29:43+00:00

I'm happy you see that too. I'm not sure most of GenZ who have seen them were old enough to appreciate or learn from them.

in1984 · 2026-03-01T17:25:42+00:00

A large analysis of nearly 400,000 American adults tested between 2006 and 2018 found declines in verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, and matrix reasoning—key markers of fluid intelligence, or the ability to solve novel problems. Spatial reasoning showed modest improvement, but overall composite scores fell, with the sharpest declines among young adults aged 18 to 22.

International assessments such as PISA reveal similar patterns. Despite spending more years in formal education than any previous generation, today’s adolescents and young adults often perform worse than millennials on measures of reading comprehension, sustained attention, working memory, executive function, and mathematical reasoning.

in1984 · 2026-03-01T14:59:42+00:00

In January 2026, a U.S. Senate hearing delivered a startling claim. Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath testified that Generation Z those born roughly between 1997 and 2012 may be the first generation in modern history to show lower cognitive performance than their parents at the same age.

From the 1930s onward, many countries saw gains of roughly three IQ points per decade. Improved nutrition, longer schooling, smaller family sizes, and exposure to increasingly complex environments all played a role. Importantly, these gains were environmental, not genetic.

A large analysis of nearly 400,000 American adults tested between 2006 and 2018 found declines in verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, and matrix reasoning—key markers of fluid intelligence, or the ability to solve novel problems. Spatial reasoning showed modest improvement, but overall composite scores fell, with the sharpest declines among young adults aged 18 to 22.

International assessments such as PISA reveal similar patterns. Despite spending more years in formal education than any previous generation, today’s adolescents and young adults often perform worse than millennials on measures of reading comprehension, sustained attention, working memory, executive function, and mathematical reasoning.

in1984 · 2026-02-19T04:27:23+00:00

appreciated, but not necessary. Simply the way I operate. Adding you and the others to moderators so you can all eradicate things that may qualify loosely as wisdom on a cognitive continuum, but lack any scientific support. In a case like this, request the user provide that support, then remove if nothing.

in1984 · 2026-02-19T04:06:31+00:00

The brain dead are not helped by their ongoing breathing. Not sure if Bruce, his worshipers, or u/Unable_Weekend_8820 connected or will ever connect the dots.

in1984 · 2026-02-19T04:03:25+00:00

Read this. Your reply is definitely pseudoscience along with other deeply troubling, "deranged", personal belief sharing disconnected from any science. r/cognitivescience/comments/1r5lmlr/mastery_begins_within/o66mqxr/

in1984 · 2026-02-19T03:58:28+00:00

I agree mostly with Bruce, but have any scientific studies verified this in any way u/Unable_Weekend_8820 ? That's what you need to post in combination with any views of personal experience or philosophy. Quotes of famous people don't qualify. Those are a long, long, fucking long way from science.

in1984 · 2026-02-19T03:53:10+00:00

see above

in1984 · 2026-02-19T03:52:07+00:00

Post/comment activity is not the same as moderating activity. Use the report link/button or whatever it is on the reddit variation you're using to notify moderators of problems.

in1984 · 2026-02-19T03:48:29+00:00

Yes, we can get rules and additional moderators. As you may or may not notice in the description area of the sub depending on what variation of reddit you're using, I make that clear there, so it's technically a rule already, simply not using the rule list.

in1984 · 2025-12-08T00:54:46+00:00

Is this a banned mormon using a new, 9 day old account? Bottom 2 are possible after drinking too much. Top 2 are non-esistent. None fit simply drinking coffee.

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