Comment · Wed, June 15, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Threats from Brainstorm Nootropics / PowerFocus
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MisterYouAreSoDumb · 240 points
Some of you may have seen the new vendor post about a week ago for a new product called PowerFocus, from Brainpower Nootropics . The owner has deleted it now, but you can see the comments in the link below; minus the comments from the owner, which have either been edited or deleted.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nootropics/comments/4m6mpf/feedback_on_this_nootropic/
Now many of you know that I can be very critical of new companies that pop up with unfounded claims, over the top marketing, fake reviews, no purity testing, dangerous ingredients, etc. Lately others have been starting to jump in and question things too, which is a good thing. It shows that people are starting to push for higher standards in the industry. Admittedly, I can be a bit direct in some of my criticisms. Some may even call me an asshole. However, I do it because I care about the community and the people in it. The fact that it seems like a new company selling a nootropic stack pops up every week, makes these criticisms more frequent. I want this community to be safer, grow, and advance. New vendors creating quality products, doing proper testing, and not over-marketing the shit out of things, is the way to do th…
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Diorte · 1 points
May I ask how someone new to this sub can educate themselves to be able to identify bullshit like what you've mentioned here? Aside from just spending hours and hours studying (no problem there for me, I really enjoy reading), are there resources you can recommend to start at? There's obviously a massive amount of information to learn, lots of stuff I'm reading that people just don't know how or why the noots work the way they do, I'd love to be a critical educated member of this sub.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Have you read our FAQ?
https://www.reddit.com/r/nootropics/wiki/faq
That has some good info. Other than that, read a lot, and always question things. I am going to catch a lot more things than other people, because I do this 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week, for years now. So I see a lot more than most do, and am exposed to a lot crazy stuff. It's made my default state very skeptical.