FelixCress@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down14cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1238arrow-down1external-linkAre we living in a golden age of stupidity?www.theguardian.comFelixCress@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前message-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-square52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 天前Humans have always been stupid but today technology has made it easier for the dumbest among us to be more influential than any stupid person of any prior era. This, we are in the golden age of stupidity.
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 小时前You could say the exact same thing about the smartest people being able to spread their message, and the two effects cancel out. Same age as any other, more or less. These are human problems that won’t be fixed until we’re no longer human.
Humans have always been stupid but today technology has made it easier for the dumbest among us to be more influential than any stupid person of any prior era. This, we are in the golden age of stupidity.
You could say the exact same thing about the smartest people being able to spread their message, and the two effects cancel out.
Same age as any other, more or less. These are human problems that won’t be fixed until we’re no longer human.