[FRIAM] Another COVID remedy?

[Steve Smith]

> I cringe at the thought of society or its government forcing or
> coercing me to do so. 

I'm really just stirring the pot here.   I agree with your spirit
entirely, nevertheless,  the US military once included cigarettes and
coffee (still do Coffee) in rations, and even issued Benzadrine for
night-missions or long-haul-fatigueing missions.  Who knows what they do
nowdays...  I understand (way too acutely) that a citizen in military
service is in many ways no longer a citizen, or temporarily not a full
citizen.

I grew up in an era and locale where recreational drug use *was*
prescribed by my (sub) culture.   I struggled more than a little with my
own preference to remain (mostly) unaltered through my young
adulthood.   I restricted myself to (usually) modest use of alcohol and
caffeine to meet the "ups and downs" of life, but was often socially
denigrated or excluded for not imbibing in the full range of "whatever
was in vogue at the time".   I was careful not to openly judge other's
choices in those matters, which muted the exclusion somewhat, but I felt
*very* coerced by the subculture of the 70's youth and watched more than
a few peers fall into one "hole" or another, although usually only
temporarily (blew a semester or two of college, or a few grade points,
or a job, or a circle of friends, or a spouse).  

I'm not *personally* wound up by the government-mandated (or at least
backed/encouraged) additives like flouride in water systems, iodine in
salt, VitD in milk, etc. ad nauseum.   But some are (quite acutely).   I
think the use of lead as an anti pre-ignition additive in gasoline was
(at least in retrospect) a horrific crime against a whole generation
(especially those living in dense urban areas).  

Maybe I should move to the highlands of Ecuador! <grin>

- Steve

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> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 7:02 PM <thompnickson2 at gmail.com
> <mailto:thompnickson2 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     I dunno.  Do you cringe at taking a drug that would increase your
>     assertiveness and sexual interest?  Do you cringe at taking a drug
>     that diminishes non productive rumination and makes you more
>     proactive?  Mind you, I am NOT asking you if you take such drugs,
>     but whether you cringe at the thought of taking them.  
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>     Nicholas Thompson
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>     *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com
>     <mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com>> *On Behalf Of *Gary Schiltz
>     *Sent:* Friday, August 14, 2020 5:40 PM
>     *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
>     <friam at redfish.com <mailto:friam at redfish.com>>
>     *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Another COVID remedy?
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>     Oh boy, that's sure to get some flames going! Even reasonably
>     social beings like myself cringe at the thought of "people could
>     take a substance to boost their cooperative, pro-social behavior."
>     Social engineering writ large. Maybe it would work in China or
>     other countries that have a very high opinion of working for the
>     common good, but I think we're many generations away from such an
>     idea working in the USA.
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>     On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 5:09 PM Steve Smith <sasmyth at swcp.com
>     <mailto:sasmyth at swcp.com>> wrote:
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>         https://theconversation.com/morality-pills-may-be-the-uss-best-shot-at-ending-the-coronavirus-pandemic-according-to-one-ethicist-142601
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