Comment · Fri, November 9, 2012 · Ceretropic
Why should you not use nootropics?
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simbyotic · 15 points
Hello,
I am researching why people think that taking a nootropic would be immoral in the hope that I can answer some of those moral questions in a future article.
For example, a question that has came up often is that nootropics are cheating, and that they should only be taken by people with an handicap.
What other arguments have you encountered? Have you come across any articles that explore this issue?
Thanks for the help
What they were answering
simbyotic · 1 points
There was a NYTimes article recently about the latest technologies that can improve our capabilities, for example, an implant that improves what you are able to ear, and it went on to talk about nootropics and how their usage would create an unfair advantage between those that are able to get them and those who are not.
It's certainly not an issue that's on everybody's mind right now, but as nootropics start becoming more known, and the demand for a proved to work and safe to use nootropic is filled by companies seeking to make a profit from it, these issues will become more and more important to have a clear answer to.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Interesting. Life isn't fair, and it never will be. Making a case for limiting the advancement of understanding of the human brain, and application of that knowledge, is small minded. It would be the same as me saying that I do not support sending a man to Mars because it won't be me. It's childish and silly.