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I will ask you the same question I asked OP "Would you be willing to die of Alzheimer's in order to serve as a placebo for the control group? What about your p
by wonderwonder 1y ago
I will ask you the same question I asked OP
"Would you be willing to die of Alzheimer's in order to serve as a placebo for the control group? What about your parents?"
Since that is essentially what you are asking the people that would have ordered low dose lithium based on this article to do.
- cubefox 1y agoWell I was the OP. It might be a tragedy of the commons situation. For each individual it may be better to ignore trials and just self medicate, but on the whole this could lead to an overall worse outcome in the long run.
- wonderwonder 1y agoHa! you were op, my fault :) Although that means you avoided answering my question directly multiple times although I think you strongly alluded that the answer would be no in your last response. I look at my life and those of my family as precious and more valuable than all other lives (their lives over mine). I expect others to operate in a similar manner and that is why I am always taken aback at posts that seem to advocate for the sacrifice of one's self for the benefit of strangers. This is different of course from in the moment actions such as running into a burning building to save someone or stepping up to protect a woman you have never met from an aggressive man. Your response while vague appears to indicate that you would not sacrifice yourself for this experiment either. Which is what I would expect from everyone. I understand your general advocation for the clinical study and I agree with the need overall but not at the cost of intentionally sacrificing oneself. So I'll pop a low dose lithium tablet along with a baby aspirin each night and hope you do the same. Wishing you a long life my friend.