livescience.com — New research reveals that everyone has similar levels of brain activity when anticipating rewards, but certain brain regions in older adults didn?t activate when responding to a potential financial loss. In other words, the possibility of losing money stresses young adults out, but it doesn?t faze the elderly.
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sjkiteboarderMay 1, 2007
@kenHilarious. I'll buy his info from you for $12.00.
sjaxsoMay 1, 2007
I work in foreign exchange and can vouch for this (or at least, the effect): Old people will hand over 10's of thousands of dollars without a thought about where it is going when I ask them to pay in advance. Younger people want guarantees, references, blood, before they will hand over any. I've always thought it strange.
tiggiMay 1, 2007
Yes, basically because they do fear misery much more than the younger, I guess.
infradeadMay 1, 2007
OMFG! You made my brain contravene the DMCA!! You bastard!!!
xtraaMay 1, 2007
'..the possibility of losing money stresses young adults out, but it doesn?t faze the elderly..' Huh. Never let granny play at the stock market!
bigslackerMay 1, 2007
Old? Young kids are the one buying Civics and thinking they're race cars.
phillydrifterMay 1, 2007
Give me a f**king break. It has to do with the issue of trusting random strangers. People get scammed because they believe the person scamming them is being honest.
ff89May 1, 2007
I hate it when people do this; if the price is just completely ludicrous, it's one thing, but if it's within the realm of reason, buy the f**king product and get out of the way.These are the same kind of people who bring back a hamburger because someone "forgot to leave off the tomatoes." Throw away the damned tomatoes and get on with your life. f**k, let ME buy you a new burger as long as you quit whining.