• ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    Age is a problem cognitive decline is real and no one escapes it. These 70 and 80 year old people aren’t mentally competent.

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      6 months ago

      Cognitive decline is not inherent to old age. It is something to look out for.

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        6 months ago

        Cognitive decline absolutely is inherent. You can delay it, but by 70 everyone has measurable decline.

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          6 months ago

          Do you have research that demonstrates this conclusively? I’ve taken courses in psychology of aging, lifespan development, brain & behavior, etc. None of them discussed such a claim for everyone, but it’s possible I didn’t pay well enough attention.

          I asked ChatGPT as well, and it’s disagreeing with you, for the record. There are changes and differences, but the brain is a muscle like any other that requires training. Learning new skills, solving puzzles, etc. is correlated to the maintenance and/or improvement of the organ over the lifespan.