The idea that everything is caused by more awareness is also just speculation based on anecdotal evidence. Not a bad speculation, but we shouldn’t take it for a fact without a better study on that topic. Having anecdotal evidence against a hypothesis strenghtens the case for a proper study.
I don’t think anecdotal observation weighs particularly heavy in this instance, especially given the fallibility of the human memory.
Yes, let’s not listen to the people who’s been making a Living teaching children for almost 3 decades.
They probably don’t know what they’re talking about.
The idea that everything is caused by more awareness is also just speculation based on anecdotal evidence. Not a bad speculation, but we shouldn’t take it for a fact without a better study on that topic. Having anecdotal evidence against a hypothesis strenghtens the case for a proper study.