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Why is a pill that makes you more like what you want to be an awful idea? I'm not making any statement about the effects of the drugs in question; if they don
by lsc 11y ago
Why is a pill that makes you more like what you want to be an awful idea?
I'm not making any statement about the effects of the drugs in question; if they don't work or have bad side effects, obviously, that's bad, but my point is that people seem to think that drugs, even when they work and have reasonable side effects are a somehow bad or shameful route to self-improvement, and I don't see why that is.
If we're talking about famous people, what about Erdos?
- nicklaf 11y agoSorry, I should be more precise. I don't think the pill itself is an "awful idea". What is a bad idea (IMO) is relying on a pill specifically because you don't want to exercise, which has been shown to work, and has too many interrelated benefits to mention. I think stimulants are fine--Erdős took amphetamines, lots of kids take Adderall, and most mathematicians probably drink tea of coffee.
- lsc 11y agoah. yeah. From what I read nothing is as effective as exercise. I recently stopped bicycling to work... and am a lot worse for it. Just sayin' if there was a pill that was as effective as exercise, I'd take it.