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this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2023
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First, I think we should consider the question from two angles. First is if I'd take it if I was a character in the story, and second is whether I'd take it as the person I am now.
If I grew up in the story, yes, I think I would almost certainly take it, because I'd start taking it in my youth, and if I grew up in those circumstances those would be my social norms. Just like how most of us grow up accepting things like sweatshop labor, factory farmed meat, and produce picked by exploited migrants. Really, without some system to challenge these things, not doing them is almost inconceivable.
Now, if I were suddenly in that world? It would depend on what my options are. I'd like to advocate for political equality. I'm assuming that the drug demotivates me from advocating for such things. If so, I think I'd resist taking it for some time to get a sense for how things are, then I'd try it for context, and make an informed decision.