Idiocracy

[jomar]

pjmedia

 

[ll74]

Yes. Lesser minds refute by attacking the source rather than challenging the idea...

It's an opinion piece.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

And that, of, and in itself, rendered the facts enumerated mere disinformation?

 

[JoePepsiCo]

pjmedia

I seriously doubt, based on your posts past, that you are a consumer of anything written on PJMedia.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

You surely draw them in . . . .

 

[ll74]

Let's review the "data" - (as provided by AJ)

First source discussed handwriting being the issue with IQ. "Teachers" in the piece say students can't sign their name. Author suggests that handwriting and cursive are important but provides no evidence/data supporting that. Provides study/data that shows that tech is the reason, author continues to focus on handwriting


Second source is an opinion piece by Dersh discussing his leaving the Democratic party. Dersh says he doesn't like DEI.

What does the data say?¯⁠\⁠(⁠°⁠_⁠o⁠)⁠/⁠¯

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Data doesn't talk . . . .

 

[jomar]

I seriously doubt, based on your posts past, that you are a consumer of anything written on PJMedia.

Ya got me, it was a satire piece. pj and its ilk are not worth refuting because of reasons put forth many times on this board. One could make a lesser mind comment about the proponents of such sources.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

Data doesn't talk . . . .

He's just looking for his morning dose of conflict. I pretty much ignore him any more and eventually someone will show up who will entertain his unhealthy tendency towards "old-man, get off my lawn" garrulousness.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

Ya got me, it was a satire piece. pj and its ilk are not worth debating because of reasons put forth many times on this board. One could make a lesser mind comment about the proponents of such sources.

Once again, we see that the ardent Left prefers to attack the source in knee-jerk fashion rather than to read and offer us an informed rebuttal...

... I think they fear that they might find themselves in agreement far too often and that's most likely do to insecurity over their chosen belief system, the beliefs of their desired peer group.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

He's just looking for his morning dose of conflict. I pretty much ignore him any more and eventually someone will show up who will entertain his unhealthy tendency towards "old-man, get off my lawn" garrulousness.

It's not on Iggy, and some days I wonder why. It does pick shit with the chickens.


And our chickens seem to shit a lot.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

At least chickens lay eggs. These are but the metaphorical pigeons on a chessboard.

 

[Chobham]

The IQ of this thread just dropped 20 points...

I noticed.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I think he was being generous.


I suspect it dropped more.


Way more . . . .

 

[JoePepsiCo]

That's because you were taught to read, write and use a slide rule, as was I, whereas some of Dem seemed to have gotten abacus Dick and Jane as taught by slide show schooling...

 

[JoePepsiCo]

I think he was being generous.


I suspect it dropped more.


Way more . . . .

Like a rock and not the Dwayne Johnson kind...

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Like a rock and not the Dwayne Johnson kind...

I prefer crushed granite.

 

[icanhelp1]

At least chickens lay eggs. These are but the metaphorical pigeons on a chessboard.

When you quote an article from PJ media for looney toon consumption just label it 'NPR'

 

[JoePepsiCo]

I prefer crushed granite.

Rock Hudson?

 

[JoePepsiCo]

When you quote an article from PJ media for looney toon consumption just label it 'NPR'

*chuckle*

 

[jomar]

Once again, we see that the ardent Left prefers to attack the source in knee-jerk fashion rather than to read and offer us an informed rebuttal...

You misunderstand, seemingly. Sources such as pjmedia are not worth refuting because they contain so much misinformation and spin that it’s a time suck. Don’t get me wrong, it can always be refuted successfully, but it’s almost like the person using such links as proof are trolling, or truly don’t understand, which would support my dumbing down joke actually.

... I think they fear that they might find themselves in agreement far too often and that's most likely do to insecurity over their chosen belief system, the beliefs of their desired peer group.

Nah, it’s that y’all can’t find information and data outside of your confirmation bias echo chamber sources to support the party line so have to cling to that or else admit the truth that your MAGA worldview is based on lies, which would shatter your delicate psyches.

 

[Chobham]

I think the issue is a multi-variant situation. While all that has been stated here most certainly plays a role a variable that is missing is culture. It's impossible not to notice that in recent years math and English have decried as "racist" by a growing number of educators. It's hard to believe that that trend isn't playing a role as well.

 

[jomar]

When you quote an article from PJ media for looney toon consumption just label it 'NPR'

Not bad!

 

[JoePepsiCo]

You misunderstand, seemingly. Sources such as pjmedia are not worth refuting because they contain so much misinformation and spin that it’s a time suck. Don’t get me wrong, it can always be refuted successfully, but it’s almost like the person using such links as proof are trolling, or truly don’t understand, which would support my dumbing down joke actually.


Nah, it’s that y’all can’t find information and data outside of your confirmation bias echo chamber sources to support the party line so have to cling to that or else admit the truth that your MAGA worldview is based on lies, which would shatter your delicate psyches.

So, you're pointing out that they are no different than CBS, NPR or the NYT, all of whom have adopted a party and it ideology...

Y'all? You mean, We the Libertarians?

The John Galt's?

 

[schism666]

IQs have begun falling.

Is it because we don't teach handwriting anymore as this article posits?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13273363/handwriting-extinction-IQs-begin-fall.html

My theory is that we no longer read, dazzled by all the choices on the ubiquitous big screen television that dominates our living room
(or viewing room, library, bedroom? Maybe that explains falling fertility and birth rates too...).

if you want a real belly laugh, look up posts by you, ish, and vetteman in the "what happened to all the doom and gloom economic threads?" thread.