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Whether or not you want to be, maybe you are. And if it helps you function better, why is that bad?

I’m continually reliant on prosthetics for the rest of my life just to see normally. Other people are forever reliant on wheelchairs or pacemakers or medication that stops their immune system from tearing up their organs. And that’s ok!




^ This guy gets it

After having spent a few years studying the neurology of aging, and having my life saved by SSRIs at age 33, I've concluded that SSRIs are very much in the same category as eyeglasses, especially since 1/6 of the population takes them.

The human brain is the most complex thing in the universe. Its not perfect. We can make it better, stronger!


Because then you're not human, you're a chemical zombie.


Do you say that about people taking daily heart medication, or people with cochlear implants?




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