[clarkmoody]

So we've had nationwide government schooling in the United States for a bit over a hundred years at this point. Would you say that those schools have created a "good, happy" fabric of society?

[pessimizer]

As compared to the time before free public education? As a black person I'll say that it's not great now, but definitely better than the 1920s for anyone in my family. As southern sharecroppers, we were pretty much serfs.

[bena]

This is a "It was cold today ergo global warming is a hoax" style of argument.

Experiencing a a slight dip does not mean that the general trend has not been good.

Or to put it in a way more people will understand: Society is going to moon, so buy the dip and hodl on.