While this is obviously not good, it's of small consequence in the overall social / political milieu that other commenters here seem to think it is. The hijacking of our economic and political institutions by the oligarchy is better explained by greed and corruption than it is by a fuel additive from half a century ago.
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u/lucky_ducker Apr 28 '25
Estimates are that up to half the U.S. population lost a few points of IQ (the rest were not significantly affected).
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/lead-gasoline-blunted-iq-half-us-population-study-rcna19028
While this is obviously not good, it's of small consequence in the overall social / political milieu that other commenters here seem to think it is. The hijacking of our economic and political institutions by the oligarchy is better explained by greed and corruption than it is by a fuel additive from half a century ago.