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   Greg Goss to Dimensional Traveler   
   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   23 Jan 14 01:35:06   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: gossg@gossg.org   
      
   Dimensional Traveler  wrote:   
   >On 1/22/2014 4:37 AM, J. Clarke wrote:   
   >> While I agree with your general assessment of the movie, as an ADDer I   
   >> must protest the incorrect view of the effect of stimulant medications   
   >> on those of us who have it.   
   >>   
   >Ya, I've had others point that out and I certainly don't mean to offend   
   >real world suffers of ADD such as yourself.  But I also haven't figured   
   >out a substitute for methamphetamine that would give the same message.   
   >All the real world stuff that I've been told about that would actually   
   >make it worse is stuff that uneducated John Q Public would think of as   
   >calming agents.   
   >   
   >As for the lack of a reply, I hit the send button by accident before typing.   
   >   
   >Maybe "unmedicated hyper-active...."   
      
   By the time that the sequel has come and gone, it's time to drop the   
   review of the original as an every-message comment.   
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