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Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

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946 points giuliomagnifico | 6 comments | 01 Jan 21 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 1.101s | source | bottom
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trestenhortz ◴[01 Jan 21 19:34 UTC] No.25606009[source]▶
Incredibly insensitive product naming.

I’m guessing the software authors don’t have children and don’t have multiple friends and family who’s lives have been destroyed by meth.

Instead it’s just a bro having cool fun with words “hey keeps your computer awake! Get it? Ha! So clever!”

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1. ketamine__ ◴[01 Jan 21 19:37 UTC] No.25606051[source]▶
Maybe they have a child with ADHD whose life was saved by amphetamines?
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2. mhh__ ◴[01 Jan 21 19:41 UTC] No.25606109[source]▶
Your username has its uses too.

Not bad for a night out although not really to my taste.

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3. ketamine__ ◴[01 Jan 21 20:15 UTC] No.25606522[source]▶
Ketamine for treatment resistant depression. We've got to kick the mind expansion folks out though. They are going to ruin everything like Timothy Leary ruined LSD.
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4. ketamine__ ◴[01 Jan 21 20:33 UTC] No.25606748{4}[source]▶
Sorry, but I can't support recreational use when I have a legitimate medical need. It makes the activism too complicated.
5. bserge ◴[01 Jan 21 20:35 UTC] No.25606766[source]▶
That's the problem I guess. Some people will abuse it, then everyone will be denied access to it because of them.
6. bserge ◴[01 Jan 21 20:36 UTC] No.25606779{4}[source]▶
I agree, but the problem is that one idiot overdoses on something and suddenly it's a big deal and it "needs to be banned". This mentality is just a$$-backwards. Use it for whatever you want, don't blame the drug if you suffer side effects.