Can Gen Z kids answer basic questions?

I have been watching man-on-the-street interviews of Gen Z teenagers up to 22 years old or so.

There hundreds of You Tube videos. They are both funny and sad at the same time.

It shows that our education system is seriously flawed, and these same people will be running
things in the near future. Obviously this is NOT all Gen Z kids, but I believe it is too big of a
percentage.

You have to watch it to believe it. It is either true, or they found hundreds of VERY talented
actors, but it's easy to tell how perplexed they are by these basic questions, this one for
example. "How many moons does the earth have"

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NativePortlander1970

Even in politics today, you can tell whuch office holders, regardless of party affiliation, went to public schools compared to private schools.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@NativePortlander1970 I believe there should be IQ test minimums, in order to
hold public office. Many college degrees do not measure actual intelligence.
I imagine many colleges are handing out degrees, like public schools are
pushing through failing students. As long as you show up, you will get through.

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DogMan · 61-69, M

@NativePortlander1970 Oh man... that's a bummer. I was fortunate to have
lived in the same house until I graduated. I then went into the USAF.
I spent my 18th birthday in boot camp. I only had a 133 IQ , but I
partied too much, and didn't really try in school. But the IQ helped
in my Air Force entrance exams. They made me a crew chief on fighter
jets. I was 18 and signing off inspections on multi million dollar jets.
That's why I think all kids show go in the military. Most people go
their whole lives without that kind of responsibility.

NativePortlander1970

@DogMan You're one of the fortunate ones, the same classmates from K-12, I went to nine different schools, so school spirit and loyalty was foreign to me. That was a major responsibility. When I attempted to enlist in 1990 with the US Army I chose Armorer, the SSG was trying to push me into either EOD or Sniper, I said nope, I wanted Armorer, and told the Recruiter that it had to do with my last name, when he caught on he just laughed. When I went in for my physical I was immediately designated 4F because a double compound fracture in my lower left leg had to be surgically repaired when I was 12 in 1982.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@NativePortlander1970 Oh that's a bummer. I'm sure you still could have done the job.

NativePortlander1970

@DogMan They were afraid I'd rebreak my leg during basic, making me eligible for lifelong disability on a section 8.