Get Smarter

          Technology does not equal intelligence. Technology is totally separate from intelligence. Why? because technology neither makes people naturally smarter or dumber. Those things are genetic. Throughout time there have always been smart and dumb people. Yet, technology moves at a constant rate. More people in the world may be educated, but educated and intelligent are two different things. When you are educated, you are taught by another source of information. This "knowledge" which is passed down from generation to generation is separate from intelligence because intelligence is judged by how well we retain this "knowledge." Where does technology fit into this? Technology only helps humans do tasks faster and more efficient. That being said, technology only makes the educated become less educated. That is to say the smartest people in the world become smarter, the less intelligent people who were just beginning to become educated are now deemed stupid. For example, a 5 year old from the 14th century may be considered dumber than one from the 21st century, but their ability to retain information is probably the same unless they are a genius. Nowadays, everyone has access to the same amount of information making them necessarily equal in knowledge. But now can you say everyone is getting smarter when the bar is getting higher and higher? I wouldn't consider some teenager who looks up everything on wikipedia to be intelligent. This creates a cycle. A new standard of dumb is created every time new technology presents itself. The only constant factor is one of genetics. The basic principle is that genius's will always be genius's and idiots will always be idiots.