Why so many bosses are irrational, incompetent rat bastards.
Boomers & older Gen Xers make up a majority of managers, a majority of business owners, and Boomers especially are the most powerful generation in the country. Yet these people are also the ones most exposed to lead due to leaded gas, lead paint, lead pipes, & factory emissions.
Lead can stay in the body for a lifetime, stored in bones and teeth, and low long-term exposure can cause slow-creeping damage to appear. Lead poisoning often leads to reduced cognitive function, behavioral disorders, and abnormally high antisocial behavior. Researchers estimate that high lead during Boomer-Gen X era led to a loss of 824 million IQ points…
While power & entitlement do contribute, lead poisoning is also a major factor into why so many managers and business owners are abusive little gremlins… And these are the people leading this country’s (the US, not sure the story of lead in other nations) industries & governments…
https://qz.com/1531472/childhood-lead-exposure-linked-to-mental-health-issues-in-new-study/