As a compassionate person I have felt bad for thinking this, but that is kind of what I have thought about one of the reasons we are where we are too.
I blame it all on warning labels.
See, before warning labels, DUmmies and other stupid folk simply eliminated themselves, usually before puberty and often with entertaining results (fork in outlet, TV on card table, lawn darts, etc)
Now, thanks to warning labels, stupid people are living long enough to procreate, having stupid offspring, who in turn, have still more stupid offspring.
Most get elected to some political office somewhere...