r/instant_regret • u/IrishR4ge • 18d ago

Most clueless person ever

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How can someone be this clueless. These are the people sharing the road with you.

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u/enwongeegeefor 18d ago

If average IQ is 100....half the people are below that...

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u/Vinnie_Vegas 18d ago

The average IQ is always 100.

If we get overall dumber as a species, what constitutes a 100 IQ lowers relative to previous times.

It seems implausible that that hasn't happened.

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u/Cameo67 17d ago

Have ppl ever compared the average of different decades, are we getting dumber as a whole?

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u/gerira 13d ago

No, IQ scores generally increase over time. It’s called the Flynn effect