So, speaking as someone who was a bit of an obnoxious teenager who got obsessed with LessWrong way back when, myself, and who is now currently alive and non-psychotic and who has been a part of a subcommunity of LW's for over a decade, let me try to say a few of things that I think might be useful.
I would strongly recommend you read some of the sources he's citing. gwern, in particular, whom you've mentioned, has in fact done incredible work about nootropics, and more to the point his stuff is not as black-and-white as your kid sounds to be making it (although you will forgive me if I am at
So, speaking as someone who was a bit of an obnoxious teenager who got obsessed with LessWrong way back when, myself, and who is now currently alive and non-psychotic and who has been a part of a subcommunity of LW's for over a decade, let me try to say a few of things that I think might be useful.
- I would strongly recommend you read some of the sources he's citing. gwern, in particular, whom you've mentioned, has in fact done incredible work about nootropics, and more to the point his stuff is not as black-and-white as your kid sounds to be making it (although you will forgive me if I am at
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