siphersaysstuff:

ladyshinga:

No, people are not more stupid today than they’ve ever been. No, “Idiocracy” is not a documentary. No, humanity isn’t getting worse. Spend half an hour reading up on ANY level of history and understand that human beings have been consistent. There’s always been stupid people, cruel people, people who oppress and abuse others, uneducated* people, etc. Yes those people have kids. Guess what, two stupid parents does not guarantee a stupid kid. Idiocracy lied to you. A ton of incredibly intelligent people I know don’t come from overly impressive parents.

The only difference, the only reason you THINK things are worse now, is access to information. The internet is an AMAZING equalizer. We’re getting EVERY possible viewpoint out there as more and more people join up. You think “oh this politically correct social justice BS issue didn’t USE to be a problem, people are making it up”… no, they just have an equal platform to speak out about their life experiences now.

I see an amazing amount of intelligent, bright, clever, and all around amazing young people these days. We are NOT getting “dumber”. There are as many smart people and as many not-so-smart people as there’s always been. You’re just reading it all because all of them have access to an equal platform.

So please… shut the hell up.

(*Oh and uneducated needs to stop being an insult. Please. Jesus Christ, it’s bankrupt-level expensive to get higher education in this country so PLENTY of smart people just can’t go to college. I’m one of them. Stop claiming that my lack of college experience makes me “dumb”, and not worth listening to, and “proof” that my generation is failing the world. Fuck you. I’ve met plenty of stupid college graduates and amazingly bright high school dropouts… and I’ve met people who flat out SUCK at school and just AREN’T book-smart at all who are still AMAZING people… intelligence is not the end-all be-all of what makes a person good and useful in the world)

Your smug, hurtful shit aimed at POC, women, LBGTQ, the disabled, etc, was ALWAYS hurtful. The targets didn’t suddenly get “more sensitive” in the last whatever many years. If anything, they’ve toughened up because they’re a lot less likely to just take your shit uncontested and are fucking DONE giving you a free pass on being a fuckstain. Now they have the information to see just how wide and deep those cuts really are, and don’t have to suffer in silence anymore.