Something not considered in this paper, Post Viral Syndromes, may also be a factor. Though some acknowledgement of post viral syndromes dates to at least the 1950’s, it’s only with the COVID19 pandemic that modern medicine has really begun to take a look at this with some seriousness. These PVS’s can affect many organs in the body, specifically the nervous system, and including cognition.

Evidence for Biological Age Acceleration and Telomere Shortening in COVID-19 Survivors https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22116151

Long COVID as a Tauopathy: Of “Brain Fog” and “Fusogen Storms” https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241612648

Mounting research shows that COVID–19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores https://theconversation.com/mounting-research-shows-that-covid-19-leaves-its-mark-on-the-brain-including-with-significant-drops-in-iq-scores-224216

Ah that explains the Hat Bag/ Bag Hat. For it to work properly one would need to have a dent in one’s skull the size of one’s cargo. Think of the hat gag from last week, and sneaking a roast chicken into the theater. ;-)

I don’t carrot all! :-D

I would say escaping from quick sand and escaping from an alligator chasing me were two major concerns in my childhood. LoL, global climate change was maybe not even on the list, for which I will curse the petroleum industry.

FB, destroying society, democracy, and the planet, for profit.

Actually we DID. Tho’ only for a little while. And the results were enormous. The B/Yamgata Influenza lineage appears to have gone extinct. The cool part is we weren’t even trying to do anything with those specific efforts to affect influenza. All of which should encourage us to cooperate more.

QR leads to an article at the Anarchist Library by David Graeber, titled Are You and Anarchis? The Answer May Surprise You! https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you

Honestly I thought I was about to be Rickrolled.

Yes.