Do you think Americans are becoming more stupid?

Question

Most questions and answers here indicate an appalling level of stupidity. If the level of discourse is any measure of our national I.Q. I'm really scared for the future of our country.

Answer 1

Not stupid, lazy. Like those people that use "u" for "you" and LOL at EVERY chance, and "boyz" and "gurlz" and "plz" and "thx"...it's just laziness. But it's something we should be worried about b/c it will only get worse (there's my bad habit right there, using "b/c" instead of "because", but it's only in informal things like this)
As for the stupid questions and answers, some people just think they're being funny, and some kids just have nowhere else to go ask the questions that they do.

Answer 2

I don' think Americans are becoming more stupid.
I think that in general you need to look beyond your own back yard.
personally I feel that Americans aren't well enough informed about the world around them from a young age.
I am Canadian, my Father is American.
I live in Toronto which is only 90 minutes away from Buffalo New York.
While in New York, I had conversations with people who new nothing about Canada.
Sadly I seem to think that all your worldy CNN news coverage is strictly Pro USA and does not always give the entire picture.
In schools you have American History, but do you have true World history?
We learn here from a very young age about the entire world, including American history, we are not better than you are, maybe we are just more informed.
The most creative and brilliant world figures are Americans, and they are also the highly educated ones, not a coincidence.
As a whole we spend too much time listening to music, and too much time on a computer or video game, and not enough time educating ourselves. Americans are not stupid, but some of their current leaders are setting poor examples.

Answer 3

I don't think that Americans can be blamed solely on this one. A proliferation of pandering mass media and a degrading educational system has had an impact on all of North America. What we need is a generation that will be able to think for themselves again, pick up books not the clicker, go outside instead of go online and to get politically involved rather than tune out. The difficulty is to inspire and create that generation. Since you're asking this question, like me, I hope that this is exactly what you'll do. :)

Answer 4

Yes. The reason is the lousy quality of teachers in the United States public school system. They are a bunch of over paid, part time, cry babies who constantly complain they need more money, more benefits, smaller class sizes, and new schools to do their jobs. They should all be fired, the teachers unions done away with and competent, quality teachers hired in their place.

Answer 5

Yes. The evidence speaks loud and clear.

Answer 6

based on the re-election of the dumbest president in history I'd say you might be right.

Answer 7

yes but its not all ur faults....

Answer 8

they always were