Panjshiratna: Unlike sports doping, cognitive enhancement creates positive externalities
Sakantala Panjshiratna (Saku) · a16z Podcast | Nootropics and the Best Version of Your Brain, Yourself · Jan 2, 2019 · at 22:01
Sakantala Panjshiratna discusses the societal impact of smart drugs on the a16z podcast, contrasting nootropics with zero-sum athletic doping.
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“This is like in complete contrast to doping in sports, where if someone takes it, you know, you're disadvantaging everyone else. But in this case, if you make yourself a little bit smarter, you're actually just helping the people around you, right? Because you can do your job better.”
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