We are getting dumber.....aren't we ?

Dumbing down is a fact. People are trained to be dependent on certain sources of information, assured that information is unprejudiced and covers all angles, and then fed just enough for them to think they know everything.

Governments do rather need everyone to be as stupid as possible, they will then produce bizarre leaders, who will lead bizarre lives and distract everybody, while behind the scenes the real business of the world goes quietly on its way unnoticed by about 6.9 billion of us.

the sleep of reason born monsters -

Flor

This guy made alot of sense with his jokes!

So who is going to the island for million years!



Not me

IBM , if only one nuke will fall and start the hell....omg, I'm afraid there will not be enough islands for all survivers

Me i am emigrating

@Redex where ? will you tell to the others where ?? or you're afraid it will be to crowled after ?? I want too

@NDoc, long live to smarties !!!

cos' they create the EMP, they must controled too, keep it & not use it
Is not at all a joke an EMP, cos' it can send us for real back in dark age

Humans have always been kept in the dark by those who 'know better'

Whether it was by governments or church, ignorance of the masses was always the aim, and most are happy to go along with it.

'Ignorance is bliss' isn't just a saying, it is a way of life.

This is precisely why I moved to southern Mexico. It's pretty much already the stone age here.

@Molly, this..."bliss"/way of life is quite confortable with all kind of toys like the newest gadgets

@Viking, so....you may say you're already trained for survive in any conditions may be you will open a training camp for others

BS you're right
If you want to change the world, start with change yourself I am not looking at all al TV and read the newspapers from here since 9-11 years, and believe me or not, I could feel the difference even from begining I don't have anymore the sindrom "washbrain" When I want to find out something I use other ways than TV or newspapers.

Flo,

Yeah, sometimes I feel I'm getting dumber as I grow older

Good to read a blog from you again

he he he CH i think we all are feel like that in some point, even we don't confess or admit it
Thank you

Well look on the bright side as the population gets dumber the smartest of the dumb will in effect get smarter %wise

@Map, generally people fear about what they do not know, not about what they know...too many secrets, which will be revealed in the last minute one day (accidentaly or because the circumstances) , can create a really disaster because of instant panic, an ireversible chaos, but if they know earlier what's about, they learn how to be prepared in time and react wise and with calm....i think but hey, I'm just a dumb for sure when will come the moment, smart people like you will find the best solution

As the technology solves most issues, I think I can imagine how couples manage with babys in the future

Oh Sola, you just pick up the wrong island being one of the top touristic destinations could not be forgotten by greedy, it is a goldmine for some
If you're looking for a peacefully place, try another island

I would personally try in Pitcairn or Tristan da Cunha , but, unfortunately, both are under british jurisdiction as far as I know

I think common sense gets less as no one wants to say "no" to their kids and be unpopular, and I think a lot of kids don't need to take responsibility for what they do. A lot of kids these days don't need to work as a lot of us when we were younger - the responsibilities that came with that aren't there anymore and more time for doing nothing.

We're getting a lot smarter. Information is getting easier and easier to obtain. Now if we could only encourage more people to accept it.

@KN, it's sad to admit may be for many, but is the very cruel truth what you said, is the reality of our days

@Rumples
@ Rockingchair

The poet Juvenal said " Panem et circenses " (bread and circuses ) in the Roman Empire (1st century) , when he was satirising the Roman rulers. Roman emperors understood that they could rein in , control , dominate and direct the masses by giving them besides livelihood ("bread " ) some" circus " too, which means giving them fun, to gain in this way such popularity among them, the best way to divert theirs attention from the serious problems of empire and also for get them used to the harsh realities of daily : blood and death. So the solution was to build a gigantic amphitheater, called the Colosseum , whose initiator was Emperor Nero . The famous gladiator fights in ancient Rome , sources of enrichment for the organizers and fun for the plebs were the source of the phrase " bread and circus " .
The method is applicable in our day , but on another level , tech , modern.

Few are those who check information, which selects only what is real , most accept to be stuffed with false information , manipulated by various methods

So,there is nothing new under the sun, mankind has not learned any lessons from his own history.