• sus@programming.dev
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    1 day ago

    There’s a million illnesses that can make you dumber. It’s hard to think when you have constant back pain. It’s hard to think when you’re constantly tired for no reason. long covid famously causes “brain fog”. So on and so forth.

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      Fair point, I was thinking of cognitive decline, which is still tru of course with things like dementia. I just wanted a more detailed view on it.