It’s not a crazier idea than most of Kennedy’s. Someone should do a study. Or make one up, nobody checks anymore.

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    I’m “trying” to link it to the recent rise of fascism. And general breakdown of society.

    You have a point though, a rise in stupidity is part and parcel of the same phenomenon.

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      recent rise of fascism

      I’d look for the reasons to back when fascism has risen in the first place in early 20th century

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      I mean, we’ve seen plenty of authoritarianism and facism before plastic was invented, so that seems like a dubious notion