This journalist really wrote an entire article about facebook. Why is an essay needed to descibe obvious behaviour that everyone sees and can intuitely understand with their eyes. "In the 20th century, America built the most capable knowledge-producing institutions in human history. In the past decade, they got stupider en masse."

???? People didn't get stupider in the last decade. There is access to more information and education then ever has been. We are slowing coming towards ultimate prosperity. Just look at the response to the Russia-Ukraine war. With technology education has slowly reached every human and everyone is aware of corruption and how war is merely a tool used by the powerful that only results in the rest of society harmed. Look at the reactions to things like abortion or taking rights away from people. There is so much progression yet the author lets his jaded view of Mr.Zuck's actions and his own obsession with social media to recreate this misguided world view. A view where access to political information that doesn't fit his point a view is a world where humans have become stupider.