Reading this reminded me of an article I read a little while ago talking about the tradeoffs "biohackers" take on to try to get ahead on relatively untested tec

Reading this reminded me of an article I read a little while ago talking about the tradeoffs "biohackers" take on to try to get ahead on relatively untested techniques[0]. It seems a little silly to think that shocking your brain with electricity will give you an advantage without significant side-effects, but who knows... as for me, I'll wait until brain-shockers have demonstrably better mental health. [0] http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/03/01/searching-for-one-sided-tradeoffs/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/03/01/searching-for-one-sided...