Standardized test were, and are, good at finding the bright kids, whether they come from money or not. Getting rid of them eases the way for people with pull, which is why getting rid of them is happening.
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That pressure isn't only about ignoring *markers* of intelligence - that pressure includes actual hostility to the idea of intelligence. This feeds on itself because it's far easier to be orthodox in 2021 if you're stupid - or can fake it.
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Plenty of smart people _believe_ this shit, others can fake it. It is not so much smarts they reject, rather mental independence, which has never been terribly popular or common.
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Dissect and look at the sources of the Nile: a lot is influenced by the vagaries of the New York Times, which is again influenced by ad revenue drying up and being replaced by a model of selling subscriptions to enthusiasts.
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More generally, the collapse of the news business has not turned the average reporter into a Rotarian. Not that they were great before...
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