Dumbest people on the internet

My theory on why there are so many stupid people:

Medical science has improved to the point where the consequences for being stupid may not be fatal.

In the old days a stupid caveman might go up to a bear "Grog, watch me poke bear with stick". It would be unlikely that he would survive this encounter and the gene pool would be improved. Today, with timely medical intervention, he would survive. The gene pool would deteriorate.

Similarly there are also more arseho*es in the world.

Foe example, in the old days someone goes up to someone in a bar and acts like an a-hole. He would likely be run through, stabbed or shot depending on the technology of the time. Unlikely to survive. One less in the world. Today however timely medical help would likely save him. Goes on to further pollute the gene pool with his offspring.

So, in a nutshell, we have more stupid people and a-holes because medical science saves them from the consequences of their stupidity and a-holery. Just a theory mind you but you can see it in action almost every day of the week.

Steve