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“I think there is a kind of a bias against drugs that interfere with the smooth working of the economic machine,” the author says. “As soon as you get into jobs that involve machines or numbers, alcohol is a challenge. And we did try to ban alcohol, without success. I just think it’s too deeply rooted in everyday life to take it on. But in general, you find that the drugs that increase productivity are the ones that are most supported in our society.”
Interesting article about Michale Pollan's new book on Caffeine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2020/02/05/caffeine-h...
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I can't read above link w/o a
I can't read above link w/o a subscription, but it reminds me of an old study about spiders and caffeine.
This is the first link that I could find related to this:
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-powerful-is-caffeine-nasa-spider-web...
I'm at the stage of parenthood when I am asked about what several different types of drugs do to people and what it's like to take each of them (thankfully, I don't have an answer for every type of drug that's out there). I've generally shared the narrative that drugs like coffee and cigs are more widely tolerated in the work place as they are considered to be helpful for wakefulness and production. Then we talk about contradictory arguments.
Well, it's time for me to take my coffee break...
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Teachable moments.
Teachable moments.