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The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

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"The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents"

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-- Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix.bsky.social) Feb 23, 2026 at 2:16 PM

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Cooked: 1st gen less cognitively capable than their parents

Doesn't really matter OneIronTurd, my good paid Russian troll.

All they need to be able to do is change the oil and polish the stainless on our robot overlords.

Kung-Fu-Robot-DGOq-QI

#1 | Posted by censored at 2026-02-22 03:20 PM | Reply

Probably help if we could keep religious zealots far away from school boards and curriculum.
Screen time isn't helping, either.

#2 | Posted by morris at 2026-02-22 03:57 PM | Reply

This ------- idiot made his career out of dissing tech, so ---- him

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-22 09:28 PM | Reply

Who won the 2020 election?

Cognitive decline is being taught and encouraged.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-23 11:27 AM | Reply

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