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>I would rather guess that it is some genetic defect in the brain causing a person to prefer playing with abstract problems to booze They may not be as mutuall

by bumby 4y ago

>I would rather guess that it is some genetic defect in the brain causing a person to prefer playing with abstract problems to booze They may not be as mutually exclusive as you think. I remember reading some research years ago that investigated the positive correlation between alcohol abuse and IQ. Their theory was that high IQ personalities seek novelty and that can manifest in chasing novel mental states.

MikePlacid 4y ago
That may be true, but my “living experience” is causing me to doubt it, heavily. I’ve seen a lot of guys - most of them more gifted than me in math (I actually switched to computer science after 2 years in university cause I fell in love with computers but math seemed too abstract to me) - so I’ve seen both brains and lives of these bright guys completely destroyed by alcohol abuse, completely destroyed, not an easy thing to watch.
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