Yeah it's a very small study. But there's a huge online community of long-covid and me/cfs sufferers (10k + people) who tried it out and report back in form of a facebook group. And there's actually quite a success rate. Which again is hard to quantify but nevertheless...
„In contrast to the well-known addictive potential linked to the chronic inhalation of nicotine, none of the trials could show a nicotine dependency after the withdrawal of transcutaneous nicotine application at the end of the investigations“
As a former smoker, who used patches and gum and such to quit, this doesn't seem surprising. The nicotine patch is far less satisfying than cigarettes. Cigarettes come on strong, immediately, and that feeling is amazing.
Patches are a slow release and the effect comes on very gradually.
There's no cue/craving/response/reward feedback with patches(Tiny Habits helped me quit too if anyones trying).
If I get irritated and have a cigarette, there is immediate relief and satisfaction. I can't immediately put on a patch and get that. Probably takes thirty minutes to really come on.
Not saying there is no addictive potential, but they are off by an order of magnitude or two.
Yeah. Lina Khan being appointed to the FTC is one of the most exciting things I've seen out of the federal government in my entire life. Anti-trust enforcement has been basically dead for longer than I've been alive, and her appointment sprung it back to life. Yes, there's been some stumbles there (the Activision merger suit was famously badly played), but you expect some missteps when resurrecting a dead agency with strong headwinds.
If you're a fan of reigning in the big tech companies, the admin that appointed someone like Khan deserves another four years.
No matter who is in charge, the world is going to be messed up in various ways.
Upsetting the economic pyramid will naturally form a new pyramid, with concentrations of wealth at the top. Pereto + Solow–Swan...eg In communist(ish) countries, the concentration incidentally ends up in the hands of the highest political positions and a few private individuals.
Fully agree. I started to install the newest iOS & MacOS releases just before the next major version is being released. I'm always one version behind but kinda works well this way.
