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by bluehex 4771 days ago
It really is. I'm wondering if there may be another American epidemic at play here as well, which is the "it's cool to be stupid" phenomenon. I actually don't know around what age this starts happening but I definitely remember being hesitant to give the right answer as a kid as the other kids would make fun of me for being a nerd or what have you.