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NTs aren’t running the world. Workaholic sociopaths are running the world.
NDs are becoming more and more socially accepted, and less willing to subjugate themselves. “Neurodivergent” seems to be a misnomer: NTs only seem to be “typical” when NDs closet themselves and try to emulate them.
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it makes me wonder how neurotypical people ended up running the world
Unless you’re being sarcastic, this is absolutely not the case.
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I see; I think we just had different definitions of “running the world.” I thought you meant literally the leaders of nations, but you meant setting the social conventions of society at large.
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there are all kinds of hidden social requirements, everything happens during the day
That’s how you optimize the oprhan crushing machine…
Surely nerodivergent person can appreciate a good optimization game?
it’ll probably be the ‘forever chemicals’ (e.g. pfas) but yea, same deal.
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Society also had odd little release valves for neurodivergents which bizarrely enough could include parts of the military. Most of those are gone though in exchange at least we get treatment more readily than back then
Have you met these people IRL or online? Most of the people I’ve met online do fall into one of those two buckets, but almost nobody I’ve met IRL does.
I would assume this is selection bias before attributing it to some other thing. The kinds of circles you run in are going to heavily affect this.
I’m not sure the typical part is so typical after all. Given the size and complexity of our brains and the difference in DNA between us, I think more or less every family has their own ways of thinking and acting.
This is why boomers hate their children.
Don’t aircraft still use leaded fuel to this day?
Only some small piston based aircraft engines. Commercial aviation doesn’t use lead. It’s not great, but it’s not a particularly significant amount.
So uh, there was some studying being done at my local university about mapping health issues for residents living closer to airports and… It ain’t too great. :(
Over 75 years, Hauer said lead exposure doubled the risk of schizophrenia for 89 million Americans, while quadrupling the risk of attention deficit disorder (ADHD) among another 170 million U.S. adults. The research also found a spike in anxiety, depression and neuroticism and a decrease in conscientiousness over the same period.
The authors note that lead exposures would have also occurred from lead pipes, contaminated food and soil, and airborne dust from lead-emitting industries and waste incineration, among other sources. However, all of the mental health disorders tracked in the study rose and fell with the prevalence of lead in gasoline.
I had trouble understanding the standard deviations in the study so had chatgpt translate them into terms I could understand.
FYI:
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General Psychopathology Factor (g-factor):
- The “602-million General Psychopathology factor points” refers to the cumulative impact of leaded gasoline exposure across the U.S. population on a mental health risk measure.
- A 0.13 standard deviation increase means that, on average, the population’s liability to mental illness shifted slightly higher. While it’s hard to translate standard deviations into percentages directly, a 0.13 SD is considered a small effect, equivalent to about a 5.2% increase in risk when interpreted broadly.
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151 Million Excess Mental Disorders:
- This means that, due to lead exposure, there were 151 million additional cases of mental disorders in the U.S. population over time. This doesn’t mean 151 million people, as some individuals might have more than one disorder.
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Internalizing Symptoms:
- Internalizing symptoms (like anxiety and depression) showed a 0.64 standard deviation increase. This is a medium-to-large effect size and can be roughly understood as a 24% increase in these symptoms across the population.
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AD/HD Symptoms:
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms increased by 0.42 standard deviations, which is a moderate effect size. This corresponds to about a 16.5% increase in population-level AD/HD symptoms.
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Personality Traits (Neuroticism and Conscientiousness):
- Neuroticism (tendency to experience negative emotions) increased by 0.14 standard deviations (a small effect, about a 5.6% increase).
- Conscientiousness (self-discipline and organization) decreased by 0.20 standard deviations, which is a slightly larger small effect, about an 8% decrease.
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The time frames seem a bit odd in their study and the most affected being born as late as 1986. Mainly because most vehicles in the US in the 1970’s ran on unleaded fuel already (ford didnt build a leaded vehicle past 74 or 75) and cars from the 70’s were lucky to be on the road a decade later. I would have thought the most effected would have been pre 1980. The US may not have banned it until 1996, but by that point 99% of cars touching the roads were already lead free.
Is there any similar study done on hunters or people who eat meat from animals shot with lead bullets? Sometimes I wonder if lead from bullets make gun slingers and game meat eaters more retarded. I.e. MAGA folks basically.
Lead from bullets in wild game are a non issue generally. It’s not staying in the animal long enough to leech out.
However, casting your own bullets from spent ones without proper safety equipment(happens WAY more than you’d think, especially amongst prepper types), handling them a lot and not washing your hands after, and generally being exposed to lead dust IS a problem.
I hate that I know all that, but being in an unfortunate proximity to those types of individuals has taught me a lot.
Yes, that happens for sure. I did look into making my own ammunition, but it’s just not worth it. Even though ammunition is really expensive nowadays.
Also, I’ve only been using non-lead bullets for non-practice. But I wouldn’t dare tell the old guys. ;-)
Most older experienced hunters I know did cast their own practice ammo at some point in their life. Probably on their kitchen table without any safety equipment.
Making your own is worthwhile for oddball loads and custom rounds for rifle, and some pistol ammo. Something like 9mm just isn’t worth the time anymore after the cost of primers and powder more than doubled. I’ve been casting and loading for a bit over 10 years. Definitely want to wash your hands well after you finish, and no eating or drinking while you work. A little lead exposure doesn’t worry me, all my years working in labs around concentrated chemicals and drug actives are much more likely to cause me issues as I get older.
Lol painting with a pretty broad brush there, ain’cha?
Maybe research your hypothesis a bit before you wildly lump sustenance hunters, omnivores, and gun owners as being “[stupid] MAGA folks basically” by default because they’ve…(flips papers)…‘Handled ammunition before.’ lol
I’m all about big brushes.
