The treatment will consist of single shot and then will last a lifetime. The effect is that you do not need sleep anymore. In fact you are physically incapable of sleeping. Anesthesia for surgery however, will work. You will always stay alert and awake and never feel sleepy again. Hard work will tire you, but pausing for a while, to relax, have a drink, watch TV, or something similiar, will take care of that.
So you gain several hours per day, you save money because you do not need a bed or even a bedroom anymore... Great deal! Sign me up! But wait, are there any disadvantages?
The only drawback of this drug is that all the time you woul normally spend sleeping will be deducted from your life expectancy. Lets assume you will lose about 6 hours of lifetime each day, till your premature (mostly painless) death.
You will have the same amount of active time (actually more, if you count the time getting ready for of from bed) to do stuff in your life, just the amount of years you spent alive will be less. Would you accept that treatment?
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Greenlit had this to say about John Romero:
You realize that six lost hours a day adds up to around 20 years?
Yes. And actually it is less, because you die earlier and don't lose time for the time you are already dead, if you know what I mean.
I don't need to be alive that long and dreams just make me depressed when I wake up.
As a matter of fact, if you could do the opposite, and last longer by sleeping more, I'd be sleeping 12+ hours a day. I love sleep.
Besides, beds are good for other things too 
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Led impressed everyone with:
Besides, beds are good for other things too
Making forts?
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Vorago had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
Making forts?
Making forts to have sex in?
bed was very cozy this morning!!!! silly dogs had to pee, so i had to let them out.
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Katrinity stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
Making forts to have sex in?
Exactly! 
Pretend my fort is france and invade, bebe 
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Led probably says this to all the girls:
Exactly!Pretend my fort is france and invade, bebe
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Led, you have me on ignore (or so the PM reply button says) even though I don't see a foe dot on you. 
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This insanity brought to you by Led:
Exactly!Pretend my fort is france and invade, bebe
As a German I have to mention that I am supposed to be very good at that whole "invading France" business. Tarquinn fucked around with this message on 11-02-2006 at 01:52 PM.
First, physical fitness would become very important, because I could no longer affort to sacrifice longevity to poor health. That means going to the gym every day, not just a couple times per week. As Led said, staying up that long would mean additional meals, and I would need to make sure I didn't gouge on snacks.
My personal projects, such as creative writing, would gain additional priority. If gaining an extra 7-8 hours per day (including prep time savings) didn't give me time to write, nothing would. Maybe I could get something published for additional income.
Being around people is important to my sanity. I'd need to find people who are active during the hours when I'm used to sleeping. Some of my time (such as that spent writing) would be spent near specific people, who would not need to be awake at the time. Just being around those people who are important to me helps my concentration.
This is, of course, contingent on the medication preventing the impairment of any mental faculties that would normally be fueled or repaired by sleep and/or dreams. Being alert wouldn't be enough; I would need to remain fully functional for the duration of my lifetime.
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Peanut butter ass Shaq Nina booooze lime pole over bench lick:
The poll lacks the option, "No! I will hold on to my sleep as long as possible!"As a matter of fact, if you could do the opposite, and last longer by sleeping more, I'd be sleeping 12+ hours a day. I love sleep.
I agree with this, but not because I like sleep at all (I actually hate it and see it as a complete waste of time) but more because I would like to see all the new and awesome developments humanity will come up with as time passes.
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Katrinity had this to say about Pirotess:
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!Led, you have me on ignore (or so the PM reply button says) even though I don't see a foe dot on you.
Eek. I did not have you on ignore, either. It must have been that stupid thread I just re-ignored and unignored you, does it worky now?
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Led painfully thought these words up:
Eek. I did not have you on ignore, either. It must have been that stupid threadI just re-ignored and unignored you, does it worky now?
Nope. I hit reply and it gives me this message: Sorry, you are on this member's ignore list. You cannot send a private message to this person.
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Led's fortune cookie read:
See foe dot now?
Yep.
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Katrinity enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
Yep.
Unignored agans. Foe dot?
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Katrinity spewed forth this undeniable truth:
I guess hope for a mod to ponder into the problem.
Eep, when I click on your profile it says I have you ignored too But there is no way to click on it again to unignore it.
Or just edited the end of the address you get from 'my profile' to 'ignorelist'.
:3
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Mortious had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
No more PM-sex for you two.
Quiet you. You are just jealous because you are not involved.
*bonk*
`Doc fucked around with this message on 11-02-2006 at 04:26 PM.
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Your words are as empty as your soul! Mankind ill needs a savior such as Led!
Quiet you. You are just jealous because you are not involved.*bonk*
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