We are being dumbed down. On purpose. When compulsory education began under Horace Mann, it was sold as the “great equalizer.” But what it really did was strip away the natural intelligence and independence that humans once carried. Before the system, people learned through experience. They were problem solvers, innovators, and creators. They could build, farm, heal, and think critically across multiple disciplines. They didn’t wait for someone to tell them what to learn, education was a part of