The Marching Morons

[likethebeer]

C.M. Kornbluth's story, "The Marching Morons" involves a man from the 20th Century who wakes up in a future in which the average I.Q. has been lowered to the level of moron (I don't think calling someone whose I.Q. is below 70 a "moron" is allowed any longer, although it used to actually be used

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intelligent people w/intelligent people

[likethebeer]

Kornbluth played with this idea several times. He was worried that an insufficient amount of smart people were having children.

are you saying you're intelligent, or a moron?

Thanks for running down the list of the terms for those with low I.Q.s. "Retarded" has been gone so long that I feel guilty if I even think it, so I'm surprised it doesn't seem as old as I've thought. I had a professor in grad school who was deaf in one ear and he wrote his dissertation on 100 deaf artists. He had ideas regarding deaf culture that I had never thought about before. Cochlear implants were just coming in, which was the beginning of the controversy in the deaf community (I don't know where that argument is now).

'k - must bathe. See ya.

Re: intelligent people w/intelligent people

[likethebeer]

Oh, I figured out what you were saying. I was just f-ing with you. Although I wish I had smart ass days

[sirreal13]

That's right. They prefer be called Mormons. (I know; that was uncalled for... Sorry, Angel Moroni. )

Marching Mor....

[likethebeer]

Heh heh heh.