I listened to that episode when it first came out, and was quite surprised that first of all it wasn't just another "how adhd is actually a superpower" nonsense

I listened to that episode when it first came out, and was quite surprised that first of all it wasn't just another "how adhd is actually a superpower" nonsense click farm thing, which seem to be pervasive, but secondly how clear it was that if Trevor didn't find the success he did, he'd very clearly match the normal criteria for needing stimulants because he'd probably be hampered in every day life due to having it. Additionally, I had the opposite impression that you did, and as an early 30s man it nearly made me tear up thinking about how much the real struggles described by both of them resonated with me.