Sure, the internet might be destroying human civilization as we know it. And those who pull the strings behind the scenes seem to be actively trying to destroy the internet itself. But at least it’s keeping elderly people’s brains young-ish and elastic-y!

According to research published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, scientists dug through data from nearly 10,000 old folks as part of the China Health Retirement and Longitudinal Study.

They split participants into two groups: the “digital inclusion” group, who used the internet for chatting, streaming, reading, and gaming, and the “digital exclusion” group, which was made up of old folks who were not online at all.

They found that the internet users showed sharper cognitive abilities and fewer signs of severe depression. They al

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