Re:Do It Yourself Brain Stimulation has Scientists Worried
by larrys on Friday June 14, 2013 @04:31PM
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"You get a bunch of people hanging out high"
Doesn't that assume though that the "bunch" is a bunch of the same size?
I would argue that the bunch will become larger that is that more people with a predisposition will get hooked on the high.
Of course we don't know that number. Could be 1% higher could be 20% higher. Compared to the other societal costs people might judge it to be a fair tradeoff. Or not.
Re:Do It Yourself Brain Stimulation has Scientists Worried
by anigbrowl on Friday June 14, 2013 @06:41PM
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Mostly true, but you will still have some of the negatives you mention, just as we do in relation to alcoholism. That's not a reason to maintain prohibition, but if we're making drugs legal then we should channel some of the tax revenue to harm mitigation, which is inevitably going to be necessary.
A bunch of harmless pleasure seekers doesn't seem like a major issue without all that other stuff.