You know, I was thinking about it. If someone came to me in my real life and forced a tadpole into my eye, and that tadpole gave me special powers above and beyond that of normal humans... I think I could get used to it.
If someone told me that if I put other tadpoles in my head, I'd get even more powers... like I could shapeshift and read minds and levitate and and and and and and....
I'm sure it would be an experience I would hate, but I think I could suffer through it for the end result.
--now if I believed I was going to stop being me, I'd exercise more caution. But a moment of torment and pain for a lifetime of supernatural abilities?
Those tadpoles would be selling like hotcakes, folks. People would be blogging tips about how to endure the initial pain and discomfort.