Hmuh, in the evolutionary environment where there’s not much intellectual work to do these would be enough to somewhat punish mania, but in modern society I think that the increased cognitive performance of manic states is probably a stronger factor… in which case Algernon’s law need not be feared. But maybe there are other detriments related to personal health?
Hmuh, in the evolutionary environment where there’s not much intellectual work to do these would be enough to somewhat punish mania, but in modern society I think that the increased cognitive performance of manic states is probably a stronger factor… in which case Algernon’s law need not be feared. But maybe there are other detriments related to personal health?
I think I’d be more worried about what’s causing the tendency toward poor decisions, and whether that generalizes to your own case.