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Declining assessment scores
Financial Times's line chart drew 4M views on X: 8.9x its typical post and #1 of 25 Financial Times charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
NEW 🧵: Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Why it spread
It spread because a top quarter source reach and top quarter quote rate combined with 4,035,797 views, 16,709 likes, 4,467 reposts, 1,646 quotes, and 7,943 saves, driven by many quotes and an independent author.
What worked
- The post opens with a direct question about human intelligence starting to decline, which invites debate and many quotes.
- The line chart shows performance in reasoning and problem-solving tests declining across domains, making a complex trend easy to grasp.
- The post is branded, includes a source line, and comes from an independent author, which supports trust and sharing.
What to borrow
We could use a direct question as the headline, pair it with a simple line chart that shows a clear decline across domains, and include a visible source line and brand mark.
Careful
Do not over-read the high quote count as agreement, and do not copy the independent author framing if our team is not independent.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Financial Times.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
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How far did Financial Times's "Declining assessment scores" chart travel?
4,035,797 views, 16,709 likes, 4,467 reposts and 7,943 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @jburnmurdoch gets about 455K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Performance in reasoning and problem-solving tests declining across domains.
Can I use Financial Times's chart?
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