That is not what the study says. It correlated watching tv and driving with lower test scores and faster cognitive decline as subjects aged, but as far as I can tell it did not establish causation.
Everyone needs to learn to be more scientifically literate because media articles almost always do an horrific job at relating scientific discourse accurately or with nuance.
I re-read it again, that's actually what I thought the article was saying, that excessive driving in one single day regularly may correlate to decline in cognitive abilities in a similar way TVs are correlated to that, with the elderly population having a higher risk.
You're right that most articles suck at reporting actual research.
That's often how doomerist articles are born.
Yes, the car system and its culture are mind-numbingly stupid. Sarcasm aside, I'm guessing that it's related to how boring driving is (when you're not enraged), to air pollution, to sitting, and to lack of sleep. And now let's talk about truckers and other professional drivers...
Didn’t read the article. Have you considered the bias that dumb people can actually withstand driving for that much every day, whereas smart people realize driving is shit, they don’t want to do it, and make choices to avoid it? I’m going to make a generalization here that by no means is the universal truth, but to summarize an example which could lead to the correlation found by this study: Dumb people are driving to their trade jobs? Smart people are working from home or walking to work?
At the end of the day this is correlation, not causation. Unless low test scores cause you to want to drive. Idk.
To be honest I should have been more careful, it is a correlation after all.
I think what the article is trying to say is that driving too much could correlate to lower cognitive abilities in the long term especially in the elderly, mirroring the possible effects of watching too much TV.
At least that's what it seems to say. I didn't read as "dumb people drive, smart people don't".
That is not what the study says. It correlated watching tv and driving with lower test scores and faster cognitive decline as subjects aged, but as far as I can tell it did not establish causation.
Everyone needs to learn to be more scientifically literate because media articles almost always do an horrific job at relating scientific discourse accurately or with nuance.
The actual paper if anyone wants it.
I re-read it again, that's actually what I thought the article was saying, that excessive driving in one single day regularly may correlate to decline in cognitive abilities in a similar way TVs are correlated to that, with the elderly population having a higher risk.
You're right that most articles suck at reporting actual research. That's often how doomerist articles are born.
My money is on sitting for long periods and lack of physical activity. Watching TV and car driving involve both.
Correlation, no doubt. We already knew that lack of exercise was correlated with cognitive decline.
And sadly we're seeing the effects of that daily. On myself included 😞
Yes, the car system and its culture are mind-numbingly stupid. Sarcasm aside, I'm guessing that it's related to how boring driving is (when you're not enraged), to air pollution, to sitting, and to lack of sleep. And now let's talk about truckers and other professional drivers...
“The more you drive, the less intelligent you are.” - Miller from the movie Repo Man
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Fuc yeh
Didn’t read the article. Have you considered the bias that dumb people can actually withstand driving for that much every day, whereas smart people realize driving is shit, they don’t want to do it, and make choices to avoid it? I’m going to make a generalization here that by no means is the universal truth, but to summarize an example which could lead to the correlation found by this study: Dumb people are driving to their trade jobs? Smart people are working from home or walking to work?
At the end of the day this is correlation, not causation. Unless low test scores cause you to want to drive. Idk.
To be honest I should have been more careful, it is a correlation after all.
I think what the article is trying to say is that driving too much could correlate to lower cognitive abilities in the long term especially in the elderly, mirroring the possible effects of watching too much TV.
At least that's what it seems to say. I didn't read as "dumb people drive, smart people don't".
It could mean either. Or neither. I take my pills for skepticism and second guessing in the morning… 😂
"Pills for skepticism and second guessing in the morning" lol! I need those! 🤣🤣🤣
Anyway, whatever the study says, driving less is probably better for all of us.
Finally an explaination for my uncle (he drives things to different places for work) brb gonna show him this
Wonder how he's gonna react, ha ha.
According to this study probably in a dumb way.
An understatement.