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figuring out how to turn on brain plasticity and motivation networks, and just kill anxiety, would make life quite interesting. it's too bad that improvements in neuroscience are the absolute most insane Pandora's box, with dictatorships potentially rewiring their people's brain for compliance and whatnot, thought reading, thought implantation, all nightmarish

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You wouldn’t want to fully kill anxiety though, in healthy doses it serves a purpose

The first time I ever saw a psychologist this was one of the things they told me.

Specifically, that athletes tend to do better when anxious.

I think about this very often when I find myself very comfortable and under no stress, I can feel my performance dropping.

> dictatorships potentially rewiring their people's brain for compliance and whatnot

They do this to everyone already.

You say that like its a bad thing.

when is it a good thing?

There is a lot of people that left to their own devices would definitely be a net loss on society. By shepherding them to utility and societally beneficial behaviors they will not be a negative.

you're the problem

You best believe I'm definitely part of it.

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