Yes I've had a growing suspicion that even the "asymptomatic" carriers of COVID have been negatively impacted. I work in an environment where I'm surrounded by a lot of people (different populations). I've been in this place for 18 years. I've DEFINITELY noticed a precipitous decline in people's reading comprehension and memory. Mine included.
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u/prof_the_doom 2d ago
I'm sure dumb-scrolling isn't helping, and we should probably think about ways to do something about that.
That being said, I can't help but think there's got to be more to it than just our media consumption habits.
The idea that COVID caused some sort of permanent damage is worth studying, but as the video pointed out, this started before COVID happened.
Is there a "Leaded Gasoline 2.0" out there that we should be looking for?