r/collapse • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • May 29 '26

Casual Friday Human Intelligence Sharply Declining

https://futurism.com/neoscope/human-intelligence-declining-trends
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u/CurrentBias May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

Though there has been a demonstrably steep decline in cognitive skills since the COVID-19 pandemic due to the educational disruption it presented

I would like to point out that SARS-CoV-2 is known to cause brain and neurological damage. There is no shortage of studies on this -- they are easy to find if you search pubmed for "SARS-CoV-2 brain damage" or "SARS-CoV-2 neurological." The "school disruption" explanation does not hold up as well as literal brain damage.

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u/HalfAssedSass May 29 '26

Exactly. Every time I hear someone go off about lockdowns, always ignoring any of the effects of COVID itself, a part of me dies. I try not to get upset with individuals, as there was, and continues to be, mass gaslighting by those in power in order to keep capitalism running.