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Aldous Huxley predicts Adderall and champions alternative therapies

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129 points surprisetalk | 2 comments | 17 Nov 25 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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greekrich92 ◴[17 Nov 25 22:09 UTC] No.45958934[source]▶
Just want to echo someone else's sub-thread: Adderall is not at all similar to Huxley's description of Soma. Soma was about feeling good and not having to think of the evil things that make the BNW society possible, not efficiency.
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1. loeg ◴[18 Nov 25 02:28 UTC] No.45960733[source]▶
Sounds more like opiates (5000 BCE) or benzos (1950s).
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2. NaomiLehman ◴[18 Nov 25 12:16 UTC] No.45964529[source]▶
Also, Huxley's Soma is very close to the medicine Soma (Carisoprodol), in my experience. It's a beautiful, relaxing, euphoric high. Probably highly addictive.