'Info-mania' dents IQ more than marijuana

[Stedric]

Funny, cause I could have sworn racism, class warfare, the hypocrisy of the war on drugs and underfunding to mental institutions had much more to do with homeless people than intelligence. Then again, I'm just a 17 year old stoner. What do I know?

Stedric Reviewed by Stedric on 04-24-2005. 'Info-mania' dents IQ more than marijuana The relentless influx of emails, cellphone calls and instant messages received by modern workers can reduce their IQ by more than smoking marijuana, suggests UK research. Far from boosting productivity, the constant flow of messages and information can seriously reduce a person's ability to focus on tasks, the study of office workers found. Eighty volunteers were asked to carry out problem solving tasks, firstly in a quiet environment and then while being bombarded with new emails and Rating: 5

[2600]

Then again, I'm just a 17 year old stoner...

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...just barely passed almost every class I've had...

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(another seventeen years)

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First hand understanding of the relationship between reapetedly making poor life choices and homelessness.

[Stedric]

Now I could have sworn we were talking intelligence, and not life choices. And there is a correlation between age and wisdom, but think of George W Bush and you'll know its certainly not an absolute.

[GHoSToKeR]

2600, seriously dude, who got sand in your vagina?

[2600]

Now I could have sworn we were talking intelligence, and not life choices. And there is a correlation between age and wisdom, but think of George W Bush and you'll know its certainly not an absolute.

Yeah, this is the point where we diverge stedric. Intelligence is such a broad capacity (linguistic, emotional, analytical, musical, etc), it has a direct impact on all facets of life, especially choices.

Believe me, I hate the war on drugs as much as you do. Racism sucks, and mental institutions are indeed underfunded. But I take issue with blaming society for peoples' failures instead of holding the individual responsible. We could always do more, but there will always be people who do not take advantage of their opportunities. No matter what you do, there will always be people stupid enough to repeat the same poor life choices over and over again.

All you have to do, all anyone ever has to do, is live until they die. There is only so much society can do to save people from themselves.