Speedrunning grifty email
Feb. 22nd, 2026 10:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walkitoutI’ve been deleting a lot of email. On my older email account, the spam filter definitely does not catch everything, and to some degree going into the spam folder and unsubscribing counts as enough engagement that sometimes similar emails will go to my inbox. *shrug* We live and learn.
In any event, I see grifty emails as I delete them, and today’s ridiculous claim involved Tibetans never getting brain fog. Yep, that’s definitely trolling for older folks struggling with the aging process and hoping to “fix” or at least conceal it. Obviously, unsubscribe and delete. But then! I thought to myself, I’ve been listening to Maintenance Phase for a while. I have a lot of kin being treated for ADHD in a certain way. Doesn’t ephedra grow at altitude?
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10613977/
Well, yeah, it does, and yeah, it’s used locally in Tibet and, yeah it’s stronger when grown at higher altitudes (it is actually used to treat altitude sickness), so yeah, that’s gonna help with the “brain fog”. You feel a certain way, you drink your tea and you are good to go.
If you are one of those people who is opposed to recreational drug use, don’t take ephedra for that reason. If you are one of those people who is opposed to cultural appropriation, don’t take ephedra for that reason. If you are one of those people who wants to take good care of their physical self, don’t take ephedra for that reason. I mean. Altho I will note that the return of ephedra is happening just about exactly on time, in terms of cultural trends.
In any event, I see grifty emails as I delete them, and today’s ridiculous claim involved Tibetans never getting brain fog. Yep, that’s definitely trolling for older folks struggling with the aging process and hoping to “fix” or at least conceal it. Obviously, unsubscribe and delete. But then! I thought to myself, I’ve been listening to Maintenance Phase for a while. I have a lot of kin being treated for ADHD in a certain way. Doesn’t ephedra grow at altitude?
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10613977/
Well, yeah, it does, and yeah, it’s used locally in Tibet and, yeah it’s stronger when grown at higher altitudes (it is actually used to treat altitude sickness), so yeah, that’s gonna help with the “brain fog”. You feel a certain way, you drink your tea and you are good to go.
If you are one of those people who is opposed to recreational drug use, don’t take ephedra for that reason. If you are one of those people who is opposed to cultural appropriation, don’t take ephedra for that reason. If you are one of those people who wants to take good care of their physical self, don’t take ephedra for that reason. I mean. Altho I will note that the return of ephedra is happening just about exactly on time, in terms of cultural trends.