I would say the pushing of students to take performance enhancing drugs is a direct consequence of emphasizing competition rather than learning. Having met many

I would say the pushing of students to take performance enhancing drugs is a direct consequence of emphasizing competition rather than learning. Having met many of these people, it's not that they are incomplete or flawed human beings-- it's that they are largely foreign to themselves because their only mode is to "achieve" resume items, even if they flatly deny that is their life's purpose when questioned. The biggest strengths that "elite" over-achievers typically have are a complete lack of existential pause and a rejection of non-practical introspection.