@blatham,
I prefer the coffee black. That and wine, and the occasional whiskey, are the only recreational drugs in which I indulge. (though as a young man I smoked cigarettes for a few years until I noticed their effects on my altitude tolerance and physical endurance. ) Though I didn't at the time know an explanation of the, now verified, serotonin rush, I was an early addict of what was once called "runner's high". I recognized quickly that, though it didn't solve any of my problems, for about eight hours after a good workout, I didn't give a damn.
There's nothing hormonal going on. Instead I very strongly disagree with the basic ideas you push so incessantly here, and believe that I have ample knowledge and direct experience ( more than you) on which to base very different views - all previously expressed here.
In addition, while I understand the effects of the spotlight in exposing the frailties and failings of anyone, or any organization or nation, in a leading or dominant role in any endeavor ( while the spectators and critics themselves remain blissfully anonymous and unexamined), I am also offended by intrusive commentaries here by folks from other countries ( in the words of Merle Haggard's song, it excites the fighting side of me), who, like you, generally evade any discussion of similar issues in their own.
Finally I find some admirable and engaging talents in you, and regret your wasting them on this stuff.
