Someone would think that in this century of technology and vast amount of open knowledge, people would be more objective and
Flat Earth Society and the free thought movement
Societies like Flat Earth speculate popular opinion exactly using the free thought .
But the objective knowledge would not limit their freedom to think, exactly the contrary. Knowing the axioms of science and the proven theories, they will have a basis for their speculations or thoughts/opinions. This will improve the likelihood that their predictions are also true.
If learning of basic knowledge is possible, why not make all learning faster?
But why not Neuralink? That constantlly improves the thinking process of its wearer’s brain. Connecting it to the internet and being complementary to the biological brain, the neuralink will help the human wearing it have superpowers, compared to any other folk.
-> Speculation that the people who have been “smartened” will outperform the usual people and will render them obsolete. Through this, an inequality will be created, or rather, the already existing level of inequality in chances, will be increased.
This will result in social instability.