Do you think women chasing bad boys & dumb "Chads" is causing the general IQ to go down?

[MatureDJ]

I was reading this, and it got me interested:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...upid-IQs-falling-seven-points-generation.html

Young people's IQ scores have started to deteriorate after climbing steadily since Wold War Two, a new study has found.

The fall, which equates to about seven points per generation, is believed to have begun with those born in 1975, according to the first authoritative study of the phenomenon.

I think this comports with the advent of 2nd Wave Feminism, when women started to seek out attractive & exciting men to the detriment of the Betas.

 

[Roober]

It is further propagating the wealth and status divide between the rich and poor. Women with status and or money will use Chads for what they are, fvckboys, then likely toss them aside and return to their beta husbands or single life. Think tom cruise in risky business. He got the lay but she really had no interest in him.

Women in the lower rungs of society will date up to the Chad, illustrating where she stands on the food chain, be careless with her fertility and end up a single mom. Educated and successful women have far less children than the baristas at starbucks, meaning they are far less numbered than the rapidly increasing poorer communities.

 

[skinnyguy]

It is further propagating the wealth and status divide between the rich and poor. Women with status and or money will use Chads for what they are, fvckboys, then likely toss them aside and return to their beta husbands or single life. Think tom cruise in risky business. He got the lay but she really had no interest in him.

Women in the lower rungs of society will date up to the Chad, illustrating where she stands on the food chain, be careless with her fertility and end up a single mom. Educated and successful women have far less children than the baristas at starbucks, meaning they are far less numbered than the rapidly increasing poorer communities.

This is true. Think about how much of your taxes go to poor single mothers so that they can have more babies. Dumb people have WAY more kids than smart people. This applies to all countries.

 

[zekko]

This reminds me of this movie they were pushing on Netflix today.

From what I gather in the trailer, it's about an average high school girl who has been friends with this guy since they were little. They have a rule in their friendship that she never goes after his older brother, who is apparently a dumb, superjock, alpha type who makes out with 95% of the girls who get on his motorcycle. He also appears to be the tallest guy in the movie (of course).

Needless to say, she ends up falling for this guy. Some of the tag lines used in the trailer are "For the love you always wanted..." and "Do you follow the rules? Or follow your heart?".

To me it looks like it feeds women's fantasy of landing that unattainable, tall, muscular douchebag, despite the fact that he has plenty of options and appears to have no interest in committing. And of course, the girl is average, just like in Twilight or 50 Shades. This is the same line of thinking that has every girl on OLD thinking she can get the hottest guy on there while most of the males go ignored (or so I gather from what I read here - I've never tried OLD myself).

I haven't seen the movie, so maybe she ends up with the friendzone brother. That's also a common romcom theme. That doesn't appear to be where it's headed though, so who knows?

 

[MatureDJ]

This is true. Think about how much of your taxes go to poor single mothers so that they can have more babies. Dumb people have WAY more kids than smart people. This applies to all countries.

 

[MoreThanSmooth]

Actually I think this is probably a product of the way social definitions of "success" have changed.

Success used to be about working hard, being smart, knowing relevant facts and being educated.

Now, with the advent of shallow "reality" TV (never was there a greater misnomer) and anti-intellectual movements like "gangsta" culture, people are being conditioned to think that success just means being famous. This is why we have people on YouTube who put their balls in a coffee grinder or something. Because although that is a f*cking stupid thing to do, it's now something that will make you famous and therefore "successful".

This cult of celebrity has become pervasive, and with the idolisation of "famous" people we've also started to idolise other shallow things that are associated with celebrity - like having perfect looks and physique over and above everything else. These things have become more important to many people than being intelligent, educated etc.

The most simple way to put it? When was the last time you switched on Geordie Shore or The Kardashians and saw anyone with an IQ above 90? Or, for that matter, personality traits that are even remotely admirable?

The internet also offers everything at your fingertips, which has made people intellectually lazy instead of making them smarter. Social media echo chambers have also encouraged them to occupy their own little mental quagmire rather than exploring the opinions of others and improving their knowledge.

 

[MatureDJ]

This reminds me of this movie they were pushing on Netflix today.

From what I gather in the trailer, it's about an average high school girl who has been friends with this guy since they were little. They have a rule in their friendship that she never goes after his older brother, who is apparently a dumb, superjock, alpha type who makes out with 95% of the girls who get on his motorcycle. He also appears to be the tallest guy in the movie (of course).

Needless to say, she ends up falling for this guy. Some of the tag lines used in the trailer are "For the love you always wanted..." and "Do you follow the rules? Or follow your heart?".

To me it looks like it feeds women's fantasy of landing that unattainable, tall, muscular douchebag, despite the fact that he has plenty of options and appears to have no interest in committing. And of course, the girl is average, just like in Twilight or 50 Shades. This is the same line of thinking that has every girl on OLD thinking she can get the hottest guy on there while most of the males go ignored (or so I gather from what I read here - I've never tried OLD myself).

I haven't seen the movie, so maybe she ends up with the friendzone brother. That's also a common romcom theme. That doesn't appear to be where it's headed though, so who knows?

17% @ Rotten Tomatoes, LOL

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_kissing_booth/