New research: Cynics are more likely to get dementia
mainScientists at the University of Eastern Finland have come up with an alarming hypothesis: those with the highest level of cynical distrust have higher risk of dementia than those who tend to accept things on trust. At least among elderly Finns (pictured).
Musicians, beware.
Research summary here.
Music journalists beware
“Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others.” –Groucho Marx
Some cynics are actually very adaptable, even to things like old age.
Even though I am not a Finn and do not consider myself elderly yet, I would like to make the following clear for the record, just in case: I trust this “hypothesis” completely and without any reservations.
Probably it’s actually explained by cynics drinking much more alcohol. At least among Finns.