Mind-3

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mind-3

Title text: Not me, of course. Other people.

Votey

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Dad, why are old people so absent minded.

Over time, ever larger portions of the neocortex are devoted exclusively to winning imaginary arguments with news commentators.

As people age, their brains change.

I'm actually doing this right now!

By middle age, you'll begin noticing scattered mumbling.

By old age, yelling at screens has completely replaced the internal monologue.

Hrnngning. Nrggghwh, no you sir are grrnnaag fact of the matter is that gggsghwhwh

That proves nothing, allison! Nothing!

At last, brain regions formerly responsible for vital functions like breathing and cardiac function are commandeered to more accurately simulate ideological opponents' stunned and ashamed silence.

I'm sorry, he is no longer here. That final brain spike serves no known purpose.

Is there any way to stop it?

In theory it can be slowed by not watching 24/7 news analysis, but nobody's willing to test that on human adults.

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Votey Transcript

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[Describe panel here]

What're you doing?

Making an angry facebook post about you.

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