You're right that whatever a society consistently rewards, it gets more of. If we prioritize short-term gratification over long-term thinking, we shouldn’t be surprised when critical thinking declines.
But the bell curve works both ways, while some chase the immediate, others are building, questioning, and opting out of the noise. The real challenge isn’t just observing the trend, but deciding which side of it we contribute to."
Heh, I'm content to let the majority destroy themselves so the survivors have to run the gauntlet & come out the other side fitter...
Stupid breeds faster & prolifically, we need nature to do the heavy lifting on this one.
I get the idea of natural selection, but societies aren’t built on just letting people fail, we progress by lifting each other up, not just waiting for collapse. The real question is, do we want to live in a world that only rewards survival, or one that also values wisdom and growth?
