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I think the problem with Huxleys predictions come from his not realizing how blunt an instrument narcotics are... Fine work and subtle tweaks are beyond our pow
by dicroce 12y ago
I think the problem with Huxleys predictions come from his not realizing how blunt an instrument narcotics are... Fine work and subtle tweaks are beyond our power (just look at the side effects)... Using drugs to adjust personality is like using a sledgehammer to rearrange porcelain figurines. Not that we might not get there of course.... but we'll have many years of boots stomping on faces in the interim.
- solitus 12y agoWhat about all those anti-anxiety, anti-depressant and ADHD drugs ? Many students I know were on ADHD drugs even though they didn't really need it. Many professionals are on anti-anxiety and anti-depressants now too...
- chiaro 12y agoWhile true, it's a pretty uniquely American problem. Not many other countries even allow for prescription medicine to be advertised to consumers.
- emiliobumachar 12y agoMass obesity was also a pretty uniquely American problem, until it wasn't.
- eli_gottlieb 12y agoWell yes, but both are because America exports its problems.