No, it's not just you — people really are, per a number of surveys, way less intelligent than they used to be.

I wonder if you could analyze internet discussions for an effect.

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    4 hours ago

    Lead paint is encapsulated and not going to enter your body. Which houses have lead pipes? Even the houses I’ve lived in over 100 years old have all had complete copper plumbing.

    • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 minutes ago

      Lead paint is not going to enter my body, but that’s because I very rarely put unknown things in my mouth. Toddlers operate differently