Do you think they could make a drug to give you mental clarity into your golden years? No! But they have a drug to make you harder than Chinese algebra.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He contrasts the impossibility of a drug for mental clarity with the existence of a drug that makes you overly aggressive, using absurdity for comic effect.
- In plain terms
- He jokes that we can’t get a clarity drug, but we have one that makes you too aggressive.
- What can you take from it?
- Not all medical advances align with our wishes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a medical claim believable?
- How does humor affect perception of drug safety?
Another view
The claim about a ‘harder than Chinese algebra’ drug is hyperbolic and unrealistic.
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