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From a pop-culture and disability perspective, there's a problematic continuity with the whole "find your power" line in #ProjectPower and narratives like Limitless where the drug is used to enhance human capabilities beyond the norm. (1/n)
In my view, these narratives are the conflation of the concerns about doping in sports and popular belief that stimulant medicines like Concerta and Adderall "enhance" cognitive abilities. The concern itself is grounded in the belief of an "unfair advantage."(2/n)
And an "unfair advantage" conferred by the use of the drug. In popular culture, this narrative is reorganized to present the drugs as enabling people to "find their true power," or "find out what they're capable of," through medical intervention. (3/n)
