stasmo

The fact that the sister doesn’t like Michelle, but she likes her brother when Michelle is inside him. It feels like a little betrayal to learn that the person you like to talk to might only act that way when they’re using amphetamines. To me it makes no difference if the person has altered the dopamine and serotonin levels in their brain with diet and exercise or if they did it with a pill. If they’re a happy, successful and well adjusted human then why would it matter?

I believe Michelle represents amphetamines, which something like a quarter of university students take[1]. The upbeat and outgoing attitude shift and confidence. The drive and ambition to found your own company. The total rejection by conservative parents who don’t understand how positively life-changing it can be. This story has hit so eerily close to home.

https://www.michigandaily.com/research/adderall-used-24-univ...

Liquid fuel can be created from carbon dioxide and hydrogen.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/carbon-en...

I think the issue here is that one of our greatest tools, The Google, is being neglected. I bet if I had a simple problem with my car, I'd google it and see if I can fix it.

I guess in the case of not being able to connect to the Internet, they can't really do that unless they carried their smartphone around with them like everybody else in the world.

Well on the bright side, at least they don't have to worry about their ex-sysadmins becoming whistleblowers.

No humour allowed!

Can you achieve greatness without passion? Can you feel passionate about a topic without it creeping into your identity?

I don't claim to know the answers.