> In a pilot phase 2A randomized clinical trial, 17 children with autism who received intranasal vasopressin for four weeks showed improvements in interpreting the mental states of others, recognizing others’ emotions via facial expressions, and other social abilities, Parker and her colleagues reported in 2019. Some of the children also had diminished repetitive behaviors and anxiety, and parents reported no increase in aggression. The team awaits the results of an eight-week phase 2B vasopressin treatment trial in more than 100 autistic children.
The fear here is in 20 years we will medicate quiet children into being more sociable at the same scale we’re dispensing adhd medications currently. An entire personality trait (introversion) could be big pharma’s next target.
Though even in your quote, it’s clearly working in a more nuanced way than suppressing introversion. Being better able to understand others’ emotional state, and reduced anxiety, seem to be obvious improvements
And yet, what are the trade-offs? Do we know what they're losing in return? I think it's fair to correlate (over)socialization with a lack of technical curiosity and drive. Those are valuable traits in both utilitarian and metaphysical senses. Do they retain such traits if they have them?
Well, programming is now a career choice for extraverts and sociable types, because Agile methodologies and "beware a guy in a room" have normalized more studio meddling from the top. So if there's a pill I can pop to make me more sociable, sign me up if it'll help me find or keep work.
If anyone here experimented with increasing it naturally (E.g. Wim Hof method breathing / cold showers / etc.?), and saw promising results, please share what you did.
> In a pilot phase 2A randomized clinical trial, 17 children with autism who received intranasal vasopressin for four weeks showed improvements in interpreting the mental states of others, recognizing others’ emotions via facial expressions, and other social abilities, Parker and her colleagues reported in 2019. Some of the children also had diminished repetitive behaviors and anxiety, and parents reported no increase in aggression. The team awaits the results of an eight-week phase 2B vasopressin treatment trial in more than 100 autistic children.
The fear here is in 20 years we will medicate quiet children into being more sociable at the same scale we’re dispensing adhd medications currently. An entire personality trait (introversion) could be big pharma’s next target.
Though even in your quote, it’s clearly working in a more nuanced way than suppressing introversion. Being better able to understand others’ emotional state, and reduced anxiety, seem to be obvious improvements
And yet, what are the trade-offs? Do we know what they're losing in return? I think it's fair to correlate (over)socialization with a lack of technical curiosity and drive. Those are valuable traits in both utilitarian and metaphysical senses. Do they retain such traits if they have them?
How do you get to that correlation? Anecdotal or is there some evidence?
Will there be a pill to have the opposite effect? I could honestly use a suppression of my empathy every once in a while lol
Well, programming is now a career choice for extraverts and sociable types, because Agile methodologies and "beware a guy in a room" have normalized more studio meddling from the top. So if there's a pill I can pop to make me more sociable, sign me up if it'll help me find or keep work.
That's a very bleak view, having to drug oneself to keep a job. I wish you, or anyone, for that matter, needs to do that for the sake of capitalism
I mean we spend 8-10hours a day working at someone else’s command. Things are already bleak. Normal is what you/society says it is.
If anyone here experimented with increasing it naturally (E.g. Wim Hof method breathing / cold showers / etc.?), and saw promising results, please share what you did.