Do you feel your IQ decreasing when ...

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i wouldnt go as far as saying this "dumbing of the masses" was all planned from the beginning

however...

dumb people are easier to fool

dumb people are easier to sell crap to, easier to take money from, easier to take advantage of, easier to push around...

one of the reasons why wealth and power is concentrated in the top 1% of the population is coz the top 1% knows how to exploit the 99%

we may see what needs to be changed in society

but there are wealthy and powerful people who like things the way they are

that's why things are so difficult to change