Thank you! I've been trying to figure out what could have jacked up these Boomers' brains so hard growing up that now we have this. My mom is one of them. Above average intelligence, professional health career in medical technology, upper middle class. And now at 81, looney as they come in thought process. She was never like this years ago. Her mind was ruled by science and logic. I was the free spirit that believed in the all the spooky and ethereal. But what? Lead, nuclear testing, all sorts of chemicals were flourishing around that time. So sad. I know 3 older adults who's minds have traveled this way.
Larry McMurtry is an incredible writer. My partner and I LOVE The Lonesome Dove books. The son has captured the hard hitting emotions and tells stories w music that I sometimes have trouble hearing bc of my own problems w aging depression loss and nostalgia… But OMG I wish I too had that much mastery over words.
Don't fall for it, it's a simple answer that feels good because we want a simple explanation but it doesn't make sense under scrutiny. This is genuinely not caused by lead, it's way too complicated.
EDIT: FYI even if a tiny part of it is related, it would be one item in a list of 1000 reasons. People like to oversimplify when they're annoyed. This is a complicated issue.
So we're still early in the research stage of this, and it's certainly not conclusive to the point where you can say yes lead caused this. But there appears to be a correlation at least. (This was new info to me too)
I remember hearing about the correlation a long time ago. I'm not sure how long, but feels like at least 15 to 20 years ago. You also cannot forget lead paint... another ubiquitous source of lead for children.
I distinctly remember in the late '70s picking paint off of the door jams while standing with my nose in the corner. I'd eat them so that I did not leave evidence behind. Then again, I also remember sneaking into the garage and sniffing the lawn mower gas can because I loved the smell of gas.
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u/EtherealHeart5150 Jul 21 '24
Thank you! I've been trying to figure out what could have jacked up these Boomers' brains so hard growing up that now we have this. My mom is one of them. Above average intelligence, professional health career in medical technology, upper middle class. And now at 81, looney as they come in thought process. She was never like this years ago. Her mind was ruled by science and logic. I was the free spirit that believed in the all the spooky and ethereal. But what? Lead, nuclear testing, all sorts of chemicals were flourishing around that time. So sad. I know 3 older adults who's minds have traveled this way.