Interesting but concerning rise in cognitive disability among younger people—the digital natives, the “next…

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November 10, 2025

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Interesting but concerning rise in cognitive disability among younger people—the digital natives, the “next generation” that grew up with the Internet as we know it today.

Sometimes I wonder: who is responsible for possibly detrimental effects on mass populations caused by the Internet experiment, and what do we need to do when the whole system spirals out of control?

(We are now only at the start: in the future we will hook up all our brains!)

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Prevalence of cognitive disability as a percentage of the adult population, 2013 to 2023, by age group. The line for ages 18–39 rises from about 0.05 in 2015 to about 0.10 in 2023, overtaking every older group; the lines for 40–54, 55–69 and 70+ stay roughly flat.

neurology.org Trends in the Prevalence of Cognitive Disability Among US Adults A study in Neurology, the figure from which accompanies this message: the prevalence of cognitive disability rises sharply among adults aged 18 to 39 while remaining flat in every older group.

First published on LinkedIn. The shortened link in the message points to a study in Neurology, which the figure is taken from.

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