Comment · Tue, August 11, 2015 · Ceretropic
An Update on the Crystal Clear Supplements Vice Article Fiasco, and Possible Proactive Measures
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Debonaire_Death · 15 points
Just wanted to let any concerned parties know that I got a response from Cady over at Crystal Clear Supplements after my email to him about his conduct in a recent Vice article about nootropics:
I appreciate your criticism and concern. I myself was not pleased with this section of the article as you are correct about phenibut being potentially dangerous. As journalism goes not everything is reported 100% accurately and I assure that I did alert mr. Eisinger that he was ingesting more than I would recommend anyone consume. It seemed to be his intention to push it to the limit and experience all levels of use.
As per your advice I will be drafting a more lengthy warning about the use of phenibut and adrafinil to post on my website to prevent people from using in excess and making sure they are aware of potential side-effects associated with phenibut in particular.
I am open to any other criticism you may have in the future.
Thank you and have an enjoyable evening.
Best regards,
Gor…
What they were answering
Direct reply to the original post — see the thread post above.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
When you succumb to the idea of potential business you might get from speaking to reporters, you lose the ability to control the tone of the message that gets put out. That is why the best course of action to take when you get a call from Vice, or any other reporting/gossip/entertainment agency, is to just hang up the phone. Any potential business you might get, is not worth losing the ability to control the message that gets put out.
On a similar token, when you get the government involved, you lose the ability to control how far the fallout goes. They might take this CC Supplements thing as a reason to crack down on everyone. That is why I would avoid involving any government agency, unless absolutely necessary. The community should pressure businesses to hold themselves to higher standards, rather than looking to the government to do it for us.