I dunno. Do you cringe at taking a drug that would increase your assertiveness and sexual interest? Do you cringe at taking a drug that diminishes non productive rumination and makes you more proactive? Mind you, I am NOT asking you if you take such drugs, but whether you cringe at the thought of taking them.
I have never been a tobacco smoker/nicotine addict but among
those I knew when it was common/en-vogue and the few who remain,
it looks to me like a universal drug with primarily positive
side-effects (excepting emphysema, cancer, heart disease, but
those are always "way down the road"). Nicotine "picks you up
when you are down", "levels you off when you are anxious", "helps
you wake up", "helps put you to sleep", "pairs well with a good
meal", "suppresses hunger ", "sharpens your mind", etc.!!!
When the townfolk were up in arms with torches and pitchforks against smoking (indoor public spaces, then outdoor public spaces, then anywhere/everywehere) I used to joke with them that when they got done with the evil tobacco, they could start in on another widely used evil substance... one that you could also smell throughout the house when anyone prepared it, one that also gives you strong-smelling breath, one that also stains your teeth... etc. which of course is the good ole coffee/caffeine. Virtually none of them saw the spoof coming and all of them were deeply offended that I would compare the two... and yet ...
I'm convinced (with virtually no evidence) that our two 2020
candidates are both running on a much more sophisticated cocktail
of pharmacuties than JFK is reputed to have been dosed with by HIS
personal doc regularly. How many lines of Adderall does each
candidate snort before the debate to "sharpen up"? Maybe *that*
could be the opening scene at the debates instead of a
coin-toss? Biden seems to keep a modest exercise schedule which
has the charm of adjusting body/brain chemistry toward the
"helpful", But then a cheeseburger and a Tweetstorm can be
pretty stimulating to some folks too!