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For both academics and the olympics though, this ends up being an arms race that ends up just hurting those who participate. You wouldn't want an all natural, 9
by Sirened 4y ago
For both academics and the olympics though, this ends up being an arms race that ends up just hurting those who participate. You wouldn't want an all natural, 90th percentile athlete to feel like the only way they can get ahead (or, worse, even just stay where they are) is by taking drugs with dangerous side effects. Similarly, we surely don't want students who are already doing just alright to feel like they need to get an off-script bottle of adderall in order to not fall behind their peers.
- necovek 4y agoA 90th percentile athlete today is likely anything but all natural today. By the same measure, pain killers, kinesio tapes, surgeries, ice baths: they are routine stuff for common athletes over-exerting themselves. I've never seen anyone naturally grow a kinesio tape, yet I think 90% of people in pro sports wear them. :) It always was and remains a question of where we draw the line? I think that the rule should be the same for the entire population — if we are aware of the adverse effects, prescription required.