[throwaway1777]

I thought the theory was people are dumber than ever thanks to smartphones, social media, decreased attention spans, etc. I would take a bet that the average person is not even close to as smart as the average Harvard grad.

[Shatnerz]

Something like 35% of the US has graduated university[1]. I suppose the average university graduate is smarter than the average person regardless of the school they attended.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_attainment_in_the_...