> We shouldn't stop making peoples lives better in the short term.
> I think "scientism" in medicine has been very harmful
That's what they said when they were drilling holes in people's skulls and doing lobotomies.
Now we are giving children meth and yelling down anyone who wants to discuss long-term side-effects.
The obvious reality is ADHD is a means to sell meds and psych appointments. You cannot escape homeostasis and you just end up with people dependent on a drug for the entire life where the effectiveness has completely waned and they are worse than when they started.
It's unbelievable that ADHD diagnoses are increasing at the same time almost everyone is completely addicted to social media. If you start prescribing stimulants for ADHD when all they needed was to get off social media...you are going to fuck up an entire generation.
The neurodevelopment dopamine theory is the reason why ADHD people get these smart drugs and no one else does. It makes them safe from addiction. But its entirely unproven.
> I think "scientism" in medicine has been very harmful
That's what they said when they were drilling holes in people's skulls and doing lobotomies.
Now we are giving children meth and yelling down anyone who wants to discuss long-term side-effects.
The obvious reality is ADHD is a means to sell meds and psych appointments. You cannot escape homeostasis and you just end up with people dependent on a drug for the entire life where the effectiveness has completely waned and they are worse than when they started.
It's unbelievable that ADHD diagnoses are increasing at the same time almost everyone is completely addicted to social media. If you start prescribing stimulants for ADHD when all they needed was to get off social media...you are going to fuck up an entire generation.
The neurodevelopment dopamine theory is the reason why ADHD people get these smart drugs and no one else does. It makes them safe from addiction. But its entirely unproven.