[DiggyJohnson]

Need to preface that I’m not innocent of this at all, my primary source is my own experience: but I genuinely believe our approach to attention disorders - especially stimulant prescriptions and academic accommodations - will be widely ridiculed within the next 50 years. In a similar manner to how we think about smoking on airplanes in 80s.

Not trying to be dismissive or reductive, but when 15-50% of honors students at elite universities are a part of this it deserves way more scrutiny that it gets. Same is true in a lot of elite private sector spaces.

[greygoo222]

I find it more likely that we'll recognize the social benefits of widespread stimulant prescriptions, and make them easier to get.

[Aurornis]

There have been multiple periods of widespread non-medical stimulant use throughout history. Amphetamine wasn't even a controlled substance in the US until the 70s.

It generally does not translate to widespread social benefit.

[greygoo222]

I am very aware of the history of amphetamine use in the US. I think widespread access to amphetamines was mostly good (and widespread access to benzos was mostly bad).

[slumberlust]

Would you characterize centuries of caffeine without widespread benefit as well?