“The Olympics are a representation of the past,” D’Souza said. “They’re rooted in ancient Greece, and they have this amateurish, natural ethos that is run by a bunch of European aristocrats. The Enhanced Games are very different. They’re run by capitalists, who believe in the future, believe in science and technology.”
The research that comes from this is one benefit I suppose. We’ll see where it goes. It might be interesting if it gets enhancements out of regular sports too. But I doubt it will.
PED’s I think have a lot of non cheating potential, but they aren’t studied academically all that much, to my knowledge.
There was one drug being investigated years ago that seemed to help muscular dystrophy patients build back a little muscle.
But disregarding miracle cures, if an older person could take a small course of steroids and build some muscle they would potentially fall less and have better health outcomes.
I’m just theorizing but if these drugs stop being illegal and scary, I’m hoping there is some more public good that can come out of it.