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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/14/20 6:02 PM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:thompnickson2@gmail.com">thompnickson2@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. </p>
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<p>I have never been a tobacco smoker/nicotine addict but among
those I knew when it was common/en-vogue and the few who remain,
it looks to me like a universal drug with primarily positive
side-effects (excepting emphysema, cancer, heart disease, but
those are always "way down the road"). Nicotine "picks you up
when you are down", "levels you off when you are anxious", "helps
you wake up", "helps put you to sleep", "pairs well with a good
meal", "suppresses hunger ", "sharpens your mind", etc.!!! <br>
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<p>When the townfolk were up in arms with torches and pitchforks
against smoking (indoor public spaces, then outdoor public spaces,
then anywhere/everywehere) I used to joke with them that when they
got done with the evil tobacco, they could start in on another
widely used evil substance... one that you could also smell
throughout the house when anyone prepared it, one that also gives
you strong-smelling breath, one that also stains your teeth...
etc. which of course is the good ole coffee/caffeine. Virtually
none of them saw the spoof coming and all of them were deeply
offended that I would compare the two... and yet ...</p>
<p>I'm convinced (with virtually no evidence) that our two 2020
candidates are both running on a much more sophisticated cocktail
of pharmacuties than JFK is reputed to have been dosed with by HIS
personal doc regularly. How many lines of Adderall does each
candidate snort before the debate to "sharpen up"? Maybe *that*
could be the opening scene at the debates instead of a
coin-toss? Biden seems to keep a modest exercise schedule which
has the charm of adjusting body/brain chemistry toward the
"helpful", But then a cheeseburger and a Tweetstorm can be
pretty stimulating to some folks too!<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Emeritus Professor of Ethology and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam
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Schiltz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 14, 2020 5:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Another COVID remedy?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 5:09 PM Steve
Smith <<a href="mailto:sasmyth@swcp.com"
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