Re:Nootropics – The Facts About “Smart Drugs”
by stephengillie on Thursday September 13, 2012 @11:13AM
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The rest of the time it is a competiton and is bloody damned important.
Exactly. The academic system has much competition, and some professors teach through competition. Have you ever had a prof who failed the entire class then graded on a curve? So your 32% grade in the class translates to a grade of 3.6?
Who is going to have access to these drugs in a third world country?
Get ready to see articles about the "Nootropic Divide" between the more and less advantaged people of the world. Better, how long until employers start drug-testing for these, to make sure you're getting a sufficient dose to maximize your performance? I could see EA doing that.
Re:Nootropics – The Facts About “Smart Drugs”
by aaronblohowiak on Thursday September 13, 2012 @02:08PM
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You're conflating Malthus with Darwin.
Firstly - "isn't necessarily a competition". A half truth. The rest of the time it is a competiton and is bloody damned important.
In classes graded on a curve? Percentile based rankings?
What about a country like India or Japan or any country where competitive exams determine your chance to gain an extremely competitive seat?
This becomes more pernicious in a country which is trying to build an educated populace.
Who is going to have access to these drugs in a third world country?
Aside from a few outliers, let's agree that that subset of people with the means and knowledge won't be the chap who doesn't get three square meals a day.
it entrenches older families/competitors with money unfairly