Are we Dumb?

Do you find yourself skimming articles? Or, find that your knowledge of American history is lacking? If so, then you may be part of the dumbest generation ever. I must admit I fit into this category. Yes, I do skim virtually ever article I read. And just recently, I received quite the whipping in an American history trivia game but does that make me dumber? Does my ability to skim make me dumber? Does our lack of knowledge of the colored only sign indicate that my generation is dumber? Or does it mean our generation has evolved?

Yes, I believe that we should have some knowledge of our history but do we need to know every date and player in our history? I believe that our generation is just as intelligent as all of the past generations but we make better use of our resources. We have virtually endless sources of knowledge at our fingertips so is it necessary that we need to cloud our memories with knowledge such as, which state the most presidents where born in? I believe that we should continue to evolve as a generation and continue to make use of the resources that we have available to us. So, the next time I find myself in an American History trivia game I’ll keep this in mind and Google the answer instead.