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Aldous Huxley predicts Adderall and champions alternative therapies

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129 points surprisetalk | 1 comments | 17 Nov 25 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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notepad0x90 ◴[18 Nov 25 07:17 UTC] No.45962280[source]▶
amphetamines feel a lot like people putting NO2 on their cars, or overclocking their computers. You might just fine in the end, but the likelihood of wear & tear catching up to you increases. It should be treated just like any other medicine, don't use it unless you really have to, and expect adverse effect (known or unknown).
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fragmede ◴[18 Nov 25 08:43 UTC] No.45962802[source]▶
Is that based on a rigorous PhD level understanding of the neurobiology of the brain and the chemistry behind that particular medication, or just something you absorbed though popular culture, eg movies and Instagram reels?
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1. notepad0x90 ◴[18 Nov 25 14:12 UTC] No.45966266[source]▶
An observation of how our body and machines in general behave under stress, and a skim of the wiki page for amphetamine.