17 Hilariously Confident People Who Prove We Might Actually Be Getting Dumber

It feels like people are getting a little less smart every year — and science says it might be true! Studies show our IQ scores have been dropping for years. What’s worse? Some people are super confident while being completely wrong. It’s honestly funny and a little scary at the same time. So, here are 17 people who prove just how badly we’re failing… but hey, at least we can laugh about it!

1. If only other car brands made electric vehicles!

2. My favorite thing about this one is how they censor the word “vaccines” as if they’re gonna get in twouble wif mommy for saying it:

3. I want to believe that this person who thinks being gay started in 2020 is trolling, but honestly, I don’t know.

4. Fun fact: Pilot and air traffic controller are two different jobs. Hope this helps!

5. Interesting theory, Howard. Tell me, do retaliatory tariffs from trade wars cause price increases? Because I doubt people care if you call it inflation or not when things suddenly cost twice as much.

6. “Thank you for incorrecting me” is actually genius.

7. Yellow is a mix of WHAT?!

Turns out, it’s not just our imagination — people really are getting a little less smart, and there’s science to back it up. A study looked at the IQ scores of men born between 1962 and 1991. At first, scores went up (thanks to something called the Flynn Effect), but for those born after 1975, things took a nosedive. And no, it’s not because “dumb people” are having more kids — that theory has been proven wrong.

Researchers found that even brothers in the same family had different IQ scores depending on the year they were born. So, what’s causing this drop? Experts say it’s all about our environment. Everything from what we eat, changes in schools, less reading, and more time online could be making us dumber. Plus, with social media and the internet taking over, the way we use our brains is changing too. One professor even said our old ways of measuring intelligence might be outdated — maybe because scrolling TikTok wasn’t part of the IQ test back then!

The bottom line? Our environment is changing fast, and it’s dragging our brainpower down with it.

8. “That’s how memes work” is a real hail mary here.

9. When trying to argue about Trump’s economic success, it’s important to remember what year he was in frickin’ office.

10. Surprise, the person who spelled it “litterly” is wrong.

11. How on earth is this person pronouncing “elusive”?

12. Actually, people very much did die from the measles (although it was more like 400–500 people per year in the US, not 1,500).

13. This might be the snootiest incorrect correction I’ve ever seen.

14. Generally, when you use words like “never,” there’s a very good chance you’re at least a little wrong. This person is a LOT wrong.

15. Do people just say things without even bothering to check? (Don’t answer that, I know the answer is yes.)

16. Yes, I also believe the guy who was also our school’s football coach over actual medical professionals.

17. And finally, you ever hear a question so stupid that you have to put an ellipsis before your answer?