datum (n=1)2d ago

We've been beating this drum for years. This CBC piece is doing the rounds again for good reason: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/long-covid-brain-1.7171918

#COVIDIsNotOver #COVID19 #COVID #brainFog #BrainHealth

COVID infections are causing drops in IQ and years of brain aging, studies suggest | CBC Radio

Researchers are trying to understand the profound effects of COVID-19 on the brain, looking at how it disrupts the blood-brain barrier, how it affects brain volume, and showing that even a mild case of COVID can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging.

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@datum Dystopian thought of the day: once the cognitive damage becomes impossible to ignore, are AI bros and politicians/lobbyists going to sell cognitive surrender as a feature, rather than the poison it is?
Apr 11 at 11:46amWeb
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@alxndr Oh absolutely! "Relax and let us do the (restaurant picking, book reading, birthday card writing, whatever) for you" is absolutely absolutely a near term marketing pitch