I'm not sure dumber is the right word. There has been a shift from recalling specific pieces of information to recalling where to find that information. That's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just a different way of doing things. There does need to be a minimum amount that people remember if they are going to be able to really think things through though.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
I'm not sure dumber is the right word. There has been a shift from recalling specific pieces of information to recalling where to find that information. That's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just a different way of doing things. There does need to be a minimum amount that people remember if they are going to be able to really think things through though.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~