Phil: I don't think the claim that kids are stupider has anything to do with intelligence or quality of education but functions rather as a commentary on popular culture.Eric: My main claim was that culture had become "stupider." From this I ventured that a "stupiderified" culture would trickle around to its participants. Other claims, e.g., that hating Mahler is a lack of "good taste," are not mine, though they could be profiled from what I've written.
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