https://www.fastcompany.com/90527258/people-who-social-distance-may-be-more-intelligent-study-saysf

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that people who comply with social distancing guidelines have better working memory capacity, which is an indicator of intelligence.

“This suggests policy makers will need to consider individuals’ general cognitive abilities when promoting compliance behaviors such as wearing a mask or engaging in physical distancing,” said WeiWei Zhang, an associate professor of psychology at the University of California at Riverside, in a release.