It seems like he's talking about doping, and there is a big difference between doping and using a plugin.
Few years ago I heard someone (like doctor or someone related to the field) talking about it, and he said there are 3 conditions for a drugs to be considered as a doping product. The main one being "put the user's health at risk" (another being "enhance performance" and I don't remember the third one).
I agree. A better comparison would be coders (or academics) who use Aderall or some similar 'brain doping' to achieve performance enhancements vs those who don't. There are whispers that it's an issue in academia, especially among those competing for tenure.
Few years ago I heard someone (like doctor or someone related to the field) talking about it, and he said there are 3 conditions for a drugs to be considered as a doping product. The main one being "put the user's health at risk" (another being "enhance performance" and I don't remember the third one).
I don't think you can die using a plugin.