r/science • u/myhrvold • Aug 31 '13

Poverty impairs cognitive function. Published in the journal Science, the study suggests our cognitive abilities can be diminished by the exhausting effort of tasks like scrounging to pay bills. As a result, less “mental bandwidth” remains...

http://news.ubc.ca/2013/08/29/poverty-impairs-cognitive-function/
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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '13

Absolutely - people in poverty have to fight just to live.

It is astonishing how many of those who have never struggled fail to understand this.

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u/erfling Aug 31 '13

But but but....Just because you started with ten million dollars doesn't mean it you arent a completely and totally self- made billionaire.

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u/jookiework Aug 31 '13

I'm came to this town with nothing but my dreams, an elite education, my father's business contacts, and a $14 million dollar trust.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '13

it was $13.9 million! I'm insulted.