I find this very plausible because the biggest observation I have about drivers in the last couple years is that they are less skilled. Not necessarily more aggressive, more selfish, or less attentive (though all of those can be issues too) - just worse at the skill of driving. People seem to have more trouble staying in their lane, navigating stop signs, etc, than before.
I find this very plausible because the biggest observation I have about drivers in the last couple years is that they are less skilled. Not necessarily more aggressive, more selfish, or less attentive (though all of those can be issues too) - just worse at the skill of driving. People seem to have more trouble staying in their lane, navigating stop signs, etc, than before.
Anecdotally I've read of a few airline pilots having to retire after they had covid, because they weren't as sharp mentally as they needed to be even after they had recovered. And if that's in a profession that really tries to pay attention to that so that hundreds of people don't die in a firey crash, I wonder how many other random people are walking around doing their routine daily tasks with a bit of muzziness in the head.
I mean, that stuff isn't really even a skill. If you can't "navigate a stop sign", you're just a careless jerk who's likely jacking around on your phone.
I find this very plausible because the biggest observation I have about drivers in the last couple years is that they are less skilled. Not necessarily more aggressive, more selfish, or less attentive (though all of those can be issues too) - just worse at the skill of driving. People seem to have more trouble staying in their lane, navigating stop signs, etc, than before.
Anecdotally I've read of a few airline pilots having to retire after they had covid, because they weren't as sharp mentally as they needed to be even after they had recovered. And if that's in a profession that really tries to pay attention to that so that hundreds of people don't die in a firey crash, I wonder how many other random people are walking around doing their routine daily tasks with a bit of muzziness in the head.
I mean, that stuff isn't really even a skill. If you can't "navigate a stop sign", you're just a careless jerk who's likely jacking around on your phone.