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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I know that "brain damage made me conservative" is sort of a meme, but this has happened to several friends and family of mine over the years. It's happened enough that I seriously think there's something to it.

[–] kofe 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Richard Dawkins, the esteemed biologist that coined the term "meme," suffered a stroke and started going hard on "there are only two sexes." Setting aside that gender =/= sex, how does a biologist not remember bimodal models are not clear dichotomies

[–] SkunkWorkz 3 points 23 hours ago

Loss of empathy is a first sign of early onset dementia.