While I can’t necessarily disagree with your correlation≠causation argument…

I could just as easily claim that vehicle fuel economy improving during the 70’s caused a decrease in female suicides.

Better gas mileage probably contributed a more than zero amount to that decrease.

National Geographic. Mutual of Omaha. Reading Rainbow. Magic School Bus. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Ghostwriter. Mr. Rogers Neighborhood

I grew up on PBS and books. Couldn’t tell you if it was good or bad, but that TV had a lot of of impact on me.

Watching TNG with my mom is one of the few good memories I have with her. Somehow she managed to go full blown religious nut, while I took those early messages of curiosity and compassion to heart.

Happy birthday, friend. Let’s continue to work on making the world, humanity, better together!