Human beings are getting dumber. That's a fact, according to several researchers who have raised concerns about the state of our collective brainpower. According to them, IQs are taking a dive, while functional illiteracy is on the rise in several countries around the world. We’d hazard a guess that common sense is also being used a lot less than it once was.
Is it any surprise, then, that even the slightest display of intelligence nowadays can elicit a round of applause? As one person put it: “This made me realize I'm surrounded by stupid people.” They were reacting to a thread in which netizens relayed the times they witnessed pure genius in motion. To be fair, many of the responses were quite impressive… Others, not so much.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of posts that prove that, while we may be heading towards the Age of Stupid, we aren’t quite there — just yet. We also take a look at why experts say we're not as smart as we once were. You'll find that info between the images.