To quote Hunter S Thompson, "In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupid

To quote Hunter S Thompson, "In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity." That said, I don't get the argument against fadeout. You lose what you don't use. Pretty much period. Nobody is shocked that they have a hard time jumping back into anything physical after a while; why would mental be any different? There is a good section in Peak that goes over testing the brain sizes of people testing to be cab drivers in London. Those that pass the test to get the job have measurably bigger parts of the brain that are responsible for navigation. Those that have retired have similarly enlarged sections of their brain, if not as large. This seems to be physical evidence of fadeout in our brains.