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Actually, I've found taking Wellbutrin has increased my energy level considerably. Though, whether it's a direct effect of the medication, I'm not sure.

I shared a dormitory bedroom with my friend. I studied at a Canadian University. Wasn't unusual at all.

The apathy that accompanies depression. Most days, I can't complete simple chores let alone the important duties required of an adult with a house and family.

Similar concept is focused and diffuse thinking. https://fs.blog/2019/10/focused-diffuse-thinking/

What about genetic optimization?

Is that what you would call regulatory capture?

I am one of those people who wants their code to be poetry. Ideas and logic expressed in the simplest most elegant terms. But when I left academia for industry and started working on a bigger project requiring coordination between many dozens of people, I realized that this approach is not conducive to making money. My idealism collided with the complexity of the real world. Software is a mess, but a beautiful mess. I now realize this is not necessarily a reflection of the skill of those who write it, rather the complexity inherent in the users domain.

That's because there are more hobbyists than professional designers.

Easier said than done

Y'know I'm worried this will have the opposite of the intended effect. That it will only embolden them further, so they come back stronger. Also feeds into those liberal stereotypes they endorse.