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A society that runs on stimulants is badly broken

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/a-society-that-runs-on-stimulants-is-badly-broken

13•pmg101•1h ago

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jollyllama•1h ago

Hasn't it been that way for at least a few hundred years? I'm surprised the article didn't mention the OG stimulant, tobacco.

theokrueger•4m ago

coffee houses (previously a threat to the monarchy) would buckle at their knees in front of the dose in caffiene pills or energy drinks

even tobacco has turned to vaping to deliver more nicotine quicker

throwitaway222•58m ago

I was on a prescribed stimulant for 6 months. It was nice for work, but it ended up with too many side effects that kind of mess with ones head. It tends to "simplify" complex decision making processes and not just for code but for life decisions.

copperx•38m ago

Simplifying decisions can be a positive outcome, just to add balance to your comment.

throwitaway222•8m ago

And I don't disagree!

suburban_strike•3m ago

> It tends to "simplify" complex decision making processes and not just for code but for life decisions.

Improving executive function is literally the point of prescription stimulants.

Rather than endless spirals about whether you should do ___, it just makes everything sound like a great idea to you...for better or for worse.

Cocaine has the same effect, only amplified.

deepc4life•26m ago

I don't know how we do it. I am much more clearheaded without coffee or anything of the sorts.

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