AI is a good example. "If we don't make the terrible AI, someone else will, so we have to make the Torment Nexus, errr, I mean AI."

That mode of thought is a byproduct of capitalism.

That's how you create a martyr. And probably kick off a civil war if he did it openly.

There is no titrating off a single dose, what do you mean? Titration would require taking the drug regularly for a period of time and then stopping.

I think you misunderstood what I said. I take one on the super rare occasion that I feel I need it, which probably averages out to like 3 times a year or less. There is nothing dangerous about that, and if you think there is then you're misinformed.

Modafinil, and other drugs in its class, aren't "dementia treatment drugs." That's what the study was attempting to establish, and there seem to be promising results. But for now they're still just "wakefulness promoting agents" (or according to wiki, the class is now called: "eugeroic") that are used for narcolepsy and shift sleep disorder. Also maybe off-label for "excessive daytime sleepiness" due to... Whatever can make people excessively sleepy I guess.

They are given to fighter jet pilots who need to stay awake for very long missions (source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240314-the-drug-pilots-take-to-stay-awake)

I won't speculate too much on Trump's mental health situation, dude probably has tertiary syphilis at this point. He is clearly sundowning and showing the hallmarks of actual dementia (e.g. the stench, etc.). Huh, guess I speculated a bit after all.

Biden, on the other hand, is just old and facing the normal level of cognitive decline that anyone at his age with such a stressful job would face. Not to mention that he's openly struggled with a speech impairment all his life, which can certainly make him appear more deficient than he actually is. I think his decline has been greatly exaggerated and meme-ified by the left and the right, and is really no comparison to the actual legitimate mental health clusterfuck that is Donald Trump's brain.

In Biden's case, modafinil (or probably armodafinil or some new shit that's better) could for sure appear to do exactly as you say. That is, make him more coherent, alert, with increased memory and general cognitive abilities. In about 30 minutes. And it would last prob 8-10 hours or so.

These drugs really are fascinating, you should do some more research before assuming they're like any amphetamine, coming with all of that baggage. But there is a reason they are specifically not called "stimulants."

I understand the urge to make comparisons to what you already know, but this class of drugs really is very uniquely different and have nearly zero recreational value.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugeroic

Public funds should not pay for private for-profit education where the government has little to no oversight over curriculum (which I'm sure is not the case in Sweden). That's what happens in the US. We're broken.

They can’t, because no drug is available that both pumps you up, and helps the symptoms of dementia for a short burst of time.

This is what you said. You were wrong. To be clear, this isn't a "hurr durr Biden has dementia" comment. I think they're both likely taking it or something like it. And, again, I am not making a judgement about it, I think that the President of the United States should be able to use every medical tool available to them if it helps them perform their duties (traditional amphetamines absolutely would not do this).

Why would it not be profitable, it's still user data?

It seems like everyone is forgetting that time exists, and corporations will learn from their mistakes and evolve.

Email was developed, standardized and freely distributed long before the internet became what it is today.

If email were created in this day and age it would look very different and probably fail because of corporate mismanagement (while CEOs take their golden parachutes).

Are you kidding? Lemmy itself is 100% public and easily scrapable. It's likely easier to get data on users.

How long ago did those things happen, and what makes you think the uber wealthy capitalist owner-class hasn't learned from their past "shortcomings"?

Why would multi-billion dollar corporations allow things like that to happen to them again?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28448998/

https://www.mayo.edu/research/clinical-trials/cls-20312907

Said it above, but it's more likely they're taking "wakefulness promoting agents" like modafinil or armodafinil. In which case, I don't really take any issue with as they're pretty amazing drugs with very few side effects and little to no potential to be habit forming.

They're likely not using amphetamines, but rather (ar)modafinil or something else in that class. Which have very few side effects.

They're more likely using "wakefulness promoting agents" like modafinil and armodafinil (Provogil/Nuvigil respectively, or probably some better shit in the same class) which are actually kind of amazing and I have zero issue with them taking it.

Non-euphoric, and as far as I'm aware, not physically habit forming; it just keeps you awake and alert, I don't know how else to describe it. Essentially none of the side effects (pleasurable or not) of traditional stimulants. After about 8-10 hours you sleep pretty ok.

I'm really not sure why these drugs haven't become more popular over the last decade or two... Probably the whole "not habit forming" thing.

I've got a stash that I've had in a drawer for 5+ years and I'll take one like three times a year or something as needed.

I don't think anyone anywhere is claiming 8GB RAM is enough for software and AI development. Pretty sure we're talking about consumer-grade hardware here. And low-end at that.

I feel like some AAA games have gotten better at making it easier to return after a long absence. FFVII Rebirth basically has a timeline of every single event leading up to your current mission and FFXVI had the Active Time Lore system and basically an entire in-game wiki that you put together for that old librarian dude. It also had that strategist lady who would explain to you the state of the realm between events and missions.

You can get a used PS4 for pretty damn cheap these days, and Bloodborne is basically free... I would say it's worth the investment, the game is phenomenal.

Dwarf Fortress is quite the rabbit hole. It's so much more than just a game. The complexity of the simulation has actually made me wonder about simulation theory IRL.

It's mind blowing.

And this makes you tired...?

Don't give them too much credit, they only did it because they saw the demographics shifting and possible profits. It will always come down to money. If the GOP takes power and turns full authoritarian and tells them they can't outwardly show support, see how quick they shut their mouths.