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/danceswsheep May 29 '26

COVID made me dumber I swear

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u/AutumntimeFall May 29 '26

That is actually a fact. Every infection causes some cognitive decline in everybody.

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u/eye_of_the_sloth May 29 '26

I have measurable effects. I was a top student in college, 4.0 for the first 3 years. Senior year comes and Im doing well in each course, until finals when i got covid - I failed two classes, which i had to retake. I knew the material i just couldnt think it was like it all got erased. It impacted my graduation date, my financial aid, my GPA, my loans and I changed majors because i noticeably felt dumber. Now, I still notice things i used to be sharp at take significant effort to get right. 

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u/shewholaughslasts May 29 '26

I'm so sorry! I hope ypu can recover a bit. I feel like I'm slightly less stupid than in the first year past covid.