> How does society benefit from products/services and innovation/invention? Really!
Amphetamines allow for short term gains in productivity for individuals and possibly companies. The products/services/innovations/inventions will be realized regardless of these short term effects. As much as Silicon Valley likes the myth of the lone (drug fueled) rockstar developer, please don't be deluded to think this has any semblance of relevance in reality.
> Amphetamines allow for short term gains in productivity for individuals and possibly companies.
Your premise is incorrect! It depends on the dosage. Low dose amphetamines can be neuroprotective. Even meth!
People also take a combination of drugs to stave off tolerance. Memantine, for example.
> As much as Silicon Valley likes the myth of the lone (drug fueled) rockstar developer, please don't be deluded to think this has any semblance of relevance in reality.
I'm not making reference to that.
Increased productivity is good for living standards—ceteris paribus. I've given two examples of how amphetamines may be used profitably in the longterm (which increases productivity). And because of what I've said in the first sentence, it follows living standards will be improved.
How does society benefit from it?