I agree the article is high energy, almost exhausting to read, and bounces around considerably.
Declaring war on Adderall is stupid, but saying you want to create a less impactful alternative is commendable. However I don't like the promotion of one product by saying another is evil, we've got enough of that going around. Adderall isn't evil, drug abuse is a problem, these can both be true.
After all the work it took making mental conditions legitimate I'm always on the skeptical side. Just 2 generations ago it was a very ugly thing to have depression, ADD/ADHD or anything requiring medication to the point where I still see adults from that age look down on their now adult children. Even themselves sometimes, taking medication, saying it works, then feeling guilty to the point of discontinuing even though they know the outcome.
Disclaimer: I take medicine, it just makes me feel normal and for that I am happy. Don't screw with my only recently (decades) socially acceptable treatment.
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I agree the article is high energy, almost exhausting to read, and bounces around considerably.
Declaring war on Adderall is stupid, but saying you want to create a less impactful alternative is commendable. However I don't like the promotion of one product by saying another is evil, we've got enough of that going around. Adderall isn't evil, drug abuse is a problem, these can both be true.
After all the work it took making mental conditions legitimate I'm always on the skeptical side. Just 2 generations ago it was a very ugly thing to have depression, ADD/ADHD or anything requiring medication to the point where I still see adults from that age look down on their now adult children. Even themselves sometimes, taking medication, saying it works, then feeling guilty to the point of discontinuing even though they know the outcome.
Disclaimer: I take medicine, it just makes me feel normal and for that I am happy. Don't screw with my only recently (decades) socially acceptable treatment.