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Re:Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how d... by sph on Sunday March 27, 2022 @04:11AM (#30818608)
Because they're not the same substance and have different effects.

Amphetamines are stimulants.

MDMA is, apart from being a stimulant, an entactogen. This gives the positive social effects.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathogen%E2%80%93entactoge...

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