News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.D. Drugs. Parent comment

Re:Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.... by xamuel on Sunday April 19, 2015 @09:19AM (#9403015)
>Yes, but between two people who are otherwise equal (in status), the one using the drug has an unfair advantage.

Okay. Between two people who are otherwise equal (in drugs), the one with the more servants has an unfair advantage.

>The least he could have done was disclose in his publications that his results were obtained while using these drugs

Should the same go for caffeine?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.... by leephillips on Sunday April 19, 2015 @10:10AM (#9403183)
Well, Erdos was the guy who came up with the definition of a mathematician as something that converts caffeine to theorems. He also claimed that without the speed he could produce no math at all, so for him it was essential, not just an enhancement.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.... by jdefr89 on Sunday April 19, 2015 @12:31PM (#9403731)
After he already started taking it. Thats the problem. You become psychologically dependent quickly. What starts as "it really helps me with my work" ends as "I cannot work at ALL without it."
[ Parent | on HN ]