Comment · Tue, June 16, 2015 · Ceretropic
[Meta] Moderation in /r/nootropics
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DesignerCat · 1 points
There is quite a bit of shadowbanning going on here and there have been external accusations that the moderation is abusing its power to silence critical voices of vendors who aren't Ceretropic or consumers critical of noots vendors and the emerging industry.
Can we have a discussion about this?
Edit: I am not implying MYASD has something to do with this, or that there is systematic bias inherent in the moderation staff that favors only Ceretropic. Just inquiring why some posts and comments have disappeared.
What they were answering
wilfordbremley · 2 points
They're all going to miss you someday. When everyone must go to sketchy shadow vendors to buy "the drug from limitless" (which we later learn was 89% piracetam, 6% lead, and 5% chemicals of unknown origin), cries for an honest vendor will ring out in the night. Mothers will weep for their children as they post threads about the proper temperature for "vaping PEA". They'll long for an upstanding vendor who is "for the people, by the people", who simply provides pure products for fair prices. And we'll tell them, "there once was such a man, who always sought to do what was right," and they'll reply, "but what happened? How can a vendor of such renowned selflessness and gallantry have fallen when such horrors as those who peddle "Amphetarol" on eBay still exist to haunt our dreams?"
And then we'll smile wistfully, looking off in the distance at the FDA sun setting on the horizon, and say, "oh my sweet, summer child, you killed him." Many will come in those days, saying, "we must tell the story of this man so that this will never happen again." O, the terror that will befall them when they learn that shortly after "the exodus", the users of /r/Nootropics swiftly sold the rights to that story to a man by the name of Mel Gibson. And when they watch the film on netflix streaming from their smart watches, with B vitamins streaming down their cheeks, they will lament for the mysteri…
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Haha, very good story. I foresee a different ending, though. One where public perception of enhancement, and personal rights, reshapes the way our government treats its populace. One where the idea of improving people's lives, and using the collective knowledge of humanity to enhance ourselves, is looked upon as a noble cause, rather than compensation or failure. A future where people are interested in the scientific study of how their body and brains operate, and an interest in being the best that they can be. A future where people hold businesses, and themselves, to higher standards, and do not accept the status quo. All it takes to reach that future, is to foster the interest in people around you.
...that or I will be in prison, wearing pink underwear, and eating bologna.