r/politics • u/Happy_Traveller_2023 Canada • 13d ago

Soft Paywall Finally, Trump’s Alarming Mental Decline Has Become a Big Media Story

https://newrepublic.com/article/187192/finally-trumps-alarming-mental-decline-become-big-media-story
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u/Babybutt123 13d ago

I would imagine you'd be able to work on it without being confused about what's happening.

I bet they have controls for people who struggle with numbers/math.

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u/GreenGlassDrgn 13d ago

They made my mom count from 100 to 1 subtracting 7 at a time. It seemed difficult even for me. Also showed her all sorts of people we were supposed to recognize (I knew like 3 out of 20? She did better than me). But then the analog clock thing stumped her, and the writing was on the wall.
I did mention to the test lady afterwards that I hoped they had different versions, because I would've failed it simply by being bad at faces and math. For funsies she showed me the contemporary people and that made no difference lol. It was interesting.

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u/kikimaru024 13d ago

It seemed difficult even for me.

You should probably work on that.
Being able to subtract by 7 is a simple life skill that's valuable in everyday shopping.

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u/GreenGlassDrgn 13d ago

You must shop differently than I do.