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by kthejoker2 565 days ago
The Taylorism (and eugenics) people would have a field day with this.

Are there any good sci fi stories or novels on reducing or eliminating sleep through better chemistry?

Given the impetus of the article is we're all chronically sleep deprived, I wonder what kind of (Swiftian?) political solution there might be to collectively improving sleep health.

Certainly the current commercial solution is drugs and lots of them.

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"Beggars in Spain" is exactly this and worth the read. There is a book and a short story but as usual, the short story packs more punch.