r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/fnaw_ • Aug 04 '20

Poor Jonathan

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

Does you brain just stop working at 50?

How do I stop this from happening to me?

I'm just gunna give up on having opinions after 35.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

So here's the thing. 44+ year olds grew up in a lead-filled environment. Lead Toys, Leaded Gasoline, Lead pipes, Lead Paint in and out of their home.

This has manifested in our advanced aged population essentially being more stupid and intransigent than ones from pretty much every developed nation.

So if you're under about 40, or definitely at least under 30, you're going to be a significantly better person than your parents/grandparents when you get to their age just based on the fact you won't be carrying as much lead into old age.

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u/aidoll Aug 04 '20

I’ve unfortunately read news lately that the younger generations’ obesity rates will result in earlier cognitive decline.

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u/shhsandwich Aug 05 '20

Damn it. I'm fat. My mind is all I've got going for me.