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Vitamins and painkillers — or remedy?

Vitamins and painkillers — or remedy?

Enough already with lazy talk about painkillers and vitamins. You’re better than that, legaltechbros. Aren’t you?

Jan 12, 2024
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One that won’t make me nervous
Wondering what to do
One that makes me feel like I feel
When I’m with you
When I’m alone with you

— Huey Lewis, I Want A New Drug (1984)

The theory goes, so say any number of thought-pieces, that there are two kinds of business offerings: painkillers — that address acute immediate problems, and vitamins — that invisibly guard ag…

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