“Ours may become the first civilization destroyed, not by the power of our enemies, but by the ignorance of our teachers and the dangerous nonsense they are teaching our children. In an age of artificial intelligence, they are creating artificial stupidity.”

-Thomas Sowell

By “teachers” I think Sowell has a broader range in mind than k-12 teachers, college professors, and parents. It is the phones, TV, advertising and social media resulting in constant brainwashing. Watch the 2006 movie Idiocracy to get an idea of the future. And, remember the unintelligent have more offspring.