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The generic concept of performance enhancing drugs has always concerned me. I've seen nootropics crop up on hacker news occasionally, and I have this terrible
by Teknoman117 9y ago
The generic concept of performance enhancing drugs has always concerned me. I've seen nootropics crop up on hacker news occasionally, and I have this terrible feeling that someday the only way to remain competitive in whatever you do will be to take performance drugs regardless of the consequences (unknown or not), be they mental, physical, or otherwise...
- cortesoft 9y agoLike Gattaca
- PeterRock 9y agoI stopped taking Modafinil after learning about the animal experiments that were conducted to make the drug: https://medium.com/@hypnobuddha/the-terrible-truth-about-modafinil-e8a98b87003c https://medium.com/@hypnobuddha/the-terrible-truth-about-mod...
- Applejinx 9y agoYou still won't be able to compete with robots, cyborgs and AI.
- trentmb 9y ago> I have this terrible feeling that someday the only way to remain competitive in whatever you do will be to take performance drugs Nicotine gum is pretty much the only reason I can stay focused at work.