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“We’re getting fatter and dumber, and our mental health is deteriorating,” the author writes, which is what “a half century-plus of mass-affluence consumerism has brought us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"Rather than becoming dumber, we are becoming more specialised for the job," said Tania Esparza.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

It’s something much bigger than that, much dumber and much worse.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

“The future is a lot dumber than I thought it would be,” the worker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

The therapist’s tricks might work on a dumber kid, but not me.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter



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