Human involution beings in recent years is a complex topic that has been addressed by philosophers, scientists and sociologists of all times. There is no single answer to the question of whether humanity is regressing or progressing, but there are a number of trends that suggest we may be experiencing a form of involution.
In recent years, different studies have been carried out and numerous articles published in which the situation of the evolution or involution of the human being, its tendency, its limits, and its possible stagnation are addressed.
Involution is defined as the arrest or regression of a biological, political, cultural evolution…
Some have gone so far as to affirm that human beings will no longer progress, that the limit of our physical development has been reached despite continuous scientific and medical progress, considering that modern society has fostered this achievement.
Likewise, they point out that there will be fewer and fewer people who excel by reaching certain limits, since the number of people with these characteristics will be more numerous, becoming common and even normal.
Likewise, the growing dependence on technology, and the lesser use of physical and mental skills to survive, can cause, and may even have already begun, a setback in the intellectual level of the human being. , by reducing the effort in learning, and reducing the amount of resources that must be known and even memorized in order to solve certain everyday problems, whose current answers are available to everyone on the network.
For this reason, many consider the previous events as a clear sign of involution, that is, the human being will have begun the opposite path to the path taken so far in terms of evolution in terms of his physique, physiognomy and intellectual capacity.
In some countries, for example, the average height of their citizens has decreased in the last ten years, being considered a sign of the beginning of the involution of the human body.
Although perhaps some of the main trends that point to regression are the increase in violence and aggression. In recent decades, we have seen an increase in armed conflict, crime and domestic violence, an indicator that we are losing control of our violent impulses and becoming more prone to aggression.
At the same time, the increase in ignorance and superstition is also notable. Anti-scientific beliefs, such as creationism and conspiracy theories, can suggest that we are losing the ability to think critically and that we are returning to believing in things that have no basis. in the reality.
And finally, the decrease in empathy and cooperation is noticeable, in recent decades, the promotion of increased individualism, selfishness and indifference for others tells us that we are losing ability to care about our fellow human beings and that we are becoming more egoist and focused on ourselves.
These behaviors, although it may seem to have nothing to do with it, may perhaps indicate the beginning of the involution of the human being, and are in line with the behaviors shown by the individuals in the so-called experiment Universo 25, made in the 1970s.
Even so, there are even those who affirm that globalization, technology, the obsessive objective of continually growing economically speaking, ruthless marketing inviting consumption, the throwaway culture imposed on developed economies …, has even produced a decrease in the IQ of the population, both in the average value and in the value achieved by those who have more developed abilities, with respect to the values of the middle of the 20th century.
Until not long ago, what you had was valued, taking care of it, when it broke it was repaired or failing that, if possible, its components or elements were used for secondary uses that could be obtained, such as turning clothes into rags for cleaning. , or reuse paper to wrap objects, or even organic remains, as fertilizer for the earth.
Currently, almost everything you can think of already exists and can be found in some physical or digital store, globalization allowed any good or food to travel to any place on the planet, wherever it was. requested, marketing and the false enrichment of citizens caused an increase in consumption, and with it the throwaway culture.
With the advancement of technology, all knowledge, true or not, is available on our mobile phone immediately, the habit of study, analysis and reflection have been relegated by that of functional consultation, it is only interesting when and where it is necessary. , it is not necessary to understand or understand, nor do many memorize information, that is what the network and its millions of interconnected computers are for.
Perhaps these last facts stated above influence or have influenced the decrease in the average IQ of the population, however, the question that should concern us is whether it will continue to decrease, and by how much? we will really lose the immense power of our mind. What has allowed us to get here? Are we willing to lose our most valuable weapon, for comfort and for the now and now?
In today’s society, it seems that citizens are more superficial, they are more interested in useless things, perhaps they even seem less hardworking than previous generations, although this is encouraged by the theory of family conciliation and the enjoyment of one’s own free time, they also seem less familiar, perhaps motivated by the ease of moving and developing one’s life anywhere in the world, but in general there is a tendency towards conformity, it seems that it is a society that flees from confrontations, a less rebellious and rebellious society, and although Technological and scientific advances continue to occur at levels never seen before, however, what will happen when the generations that are suffering from the exposed behaviors must assume the responsibilities of those who assume them today?
