Gen Z is now officially the only generation to measure lower than their predecessors in intelligence. A neuroscientist says this is because short videos and summarised texts are being increasingly relied on, but this is not how the human brain works.
    • NathanUp@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      10 days ago

      Yes, as a means of measuring intelligence. What it was designed to do, and what it is used for in a clinical context, is to measure for impairment against your peers.

    • Pratai@piefed.caOPEnglish
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      10 days ago

      So…. You didn’t read the article, and it shows. Maybe it is on to something.

        • Lexam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          10 days ago

          Yeah, well I think this thread has a very angry vibe and needs a picture of a cat!

      • wagesj45@fedia.io
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        10 days ago

        Did… you read the comment? They made a simple statement. They didn’t go beyond that and made no other claims. You’re the one assuming, here.

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 days ago

        The article does mention IQs being lower, though. It’s just not the only measure mentioned. I’m curious how the others were measured

      • zbyte64@awful.systemsEnglish
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        10 days ago

        No that doesn’t make IQ a good measurement of intelligence. Volumes have been written on this and how it is more a measurement of one’s heritable environment. Source: I am a millennial with an above average IQ.

        • thebestaquaman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          10 days ago

          So… when used at a population level rather than at an individual level, and used for comparison between generations from the same place… they’re a good metric?

          • zbyte64@awful.systemsEnglish
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            10 days ago

            Good in what sense? Consider that people do better on an IQ test if you offer to pay them more based on their performance. One might conclude that Gen Z values the IQ test than prior generations, or it could be reflective of the environment having more food swamps.

        • Pratai@piefed.caOPEnglish
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          10 days ago

          And again…. They tested for more than just IQ. Read the article. Try and understand it.

          • zbyte64@awful.systemsEnglish
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            10 days ago

            Maybe instead of insulting others try to understand what is being said here. Both things can be true: that IQ is not a good index to use in this context and that other measurements have shown cognitive decline.