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Today I started taking Piracetam (1600 mg), the definitive nootropic. Like most nootropics, reports on its efficacy are mixed. Some people claim huge dramatic benefits, and others claim no change at all or minimal improvement.
In my case, I didn't notice any huge subjective effects, like I did with amphetamine. Amphetamine creates a positive, buzzed feeling that really is noticeable, along with a sense of potency, power, and a strong focus.
While I didn't feel very different, I was much more productive than usual, and a bit more talkative and positive. Obviously this could be coincidental (I got plenty of sleep last night) or placebo effect. I'll keep using it and see if the (apparent) effects continue.
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One person (from the middle east) made the comment to me that this is the difference between America and some other places that she had experience with: in America, competence is needed in order to rise to the top. In some other places, this is less clear: people will often be able to get good positions based on family connections and similar things.
This idea surprised me at the time, for similar reasons to those mentioned in the article. We (at least, those who consider themselves 'intellectual') aren't primed by society to say "the system works"... rather, we are trained to find problems with it.
I think this is somewhat true, as corruption and lack of transparency, in my opinion would ensure that instead of competency , connections and different social skills such as deception would play a more important role.