The reason why this generation is not the smartest (aside from the technological advances we have) is because it made gaining knowledge too easy. And since it has become too easy, some have become lazy to go and study their homework. The solution most students (including me) use to finish homework is to go to Wikipedia and copy-paste information. Although effective in finishing homework, this does not input knowledge into our minds. We just took something from the internet, changed a few things, and pass it to our teachers. We did not "learn" anything.