Comment · Thu, September 18, 2014 · Ceretropic
Something is wrong with this sub
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rondeline · 47 points
You guys need to get organized.
So far as I can tell, this is mostly a collection of random experimenters, willing to try odd compounds and kind of report back claims of efficacy. To the average noobe, this is a little better than asking the random drunk guy at the bar that happens to be just knowledgeable enough about nootropics to sound authoritative...mostly because no one else is knowledgeable enough to refute BS claims from said drunk guy.
Yes, we need to do our own research. But what about all the research (presumably you have done it yourselves right?) that's sitting haphazardly in everyone's collective brains?
What use is it there if there is no consensus as to what really works vs what some of you think really works, vs what's buried in unreadable abstracts in pub med?
Yes, I'm being slightly provocative. My question boils down to what's the process towards consensus building?
It would be pretty fucking cool if /r/nootropics started behaving more like /r/askscience in MHO.
EDIT: Wow, I didn't expect so many responses. I've gotten some pretty tough pushback and understandably so since admittedly I kind of asked for it. I realize that perhaps I poked the su…
What they were answering
amirrorbehind · -6 points
One of the contributing factors is the cult of celebrity. I need not explain who nor am I criticizing, but once a respected member of our community turned into a research chemical vendor, a definite shift occurred within this sub.
edit: I explicitly said that I was not criticizing, and I described the change as a 'shift', neither positive nor negative. The fact that I am downvoted for this is juvenile.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Yep, my fault guys. I'll just stop posting, and things will get better. It's all on me... You can all go back to caffeine/L-theanine, long winded modafinil, and "does piracetam work" posts. No need to advance the community. Let's just stagnate for a few more years.