So would you rather go to the lab to perform a test before you'd say it's correct? Because back in the days, that's what they did.
For instance ,some people are given a textbook to copy the answers to their answers sheet, but they still end up writing the wrong answer while some are given that same workbook and they read, and think before they write the answer and pass the course. Knowledge at our fingertips isn't a curse at all, rather it's a blessing.
The Internet has made it so easy for us that we could learn any skill we want and get any information we want. Now it all depends on you if you want to go deeper into the subject or just learn the shallow parts of it and move on. The Internet has everything you need.
Another thing is knowing the right source. they're textbooks online too you can use, not all have wrong informations on them.
I'm not saying we're smarter than the other Gen, all I'm trying to say is that we're at a higher advantage and people have been breaking records. I bet the man who made the first computer would be impressed with how far technology has gone.
People are breaking records.
I understand that we have the opportunity to be smarter but how many people are putting effort into seeking true knowledge? How many percentage of people in our era today? The ease of access to knowledge we enjoy today is a blessing with it's downside...we are lazy to research more on certain issues
I have practical experience to this my dear...if only we shouldn't relent on the shallow knowledge we receive sometimes...we should be far better smarter than the old