Whenever the topic of nootropics comes up, especially when comments come critique, people seem to forget about the second most traded commodity in the world.
The majority of people reading these very words are doped up on stimulants, probably from the ubiquitous stimulant machine down the hall.
Yes. Both critics and proponents of nootropics give caffeine short shrift. Critics don't want to admit to chemical enhancement of mental function and proponents are always eager to propagandize the latest fad nootropic.
This is true in general. I haven't noticed these behaviors among the brighter critics and supporters (e.g. many comments here on HN are pretty thoughtful).
The majority of people reading these very words are doped up on stimulants, probably from the ubiquitous stimulant machine down the hall.