For all the reasons you mention, I think it's a fabulous article for HN. What it needs is more critical and analytical comments like yours![1] I would go as f

For all the reasons you mention, I think it's a fabulous article for HN. What it needs is more critical and analytical comments like yours![1] I would go as far as to say that this is exactly the kind of poor understanding of the scientific process that allows for many consumers to be fleeced by loosely scientific marketing, especially in the categories of supplements and other OTC health products, many of which exist only because of placebo effects. That sounds about right. But since considering that such marketing is legal, calling attention to the issues in public may be a better choice than hoping the problem will go away if ignored. Over 54 days in January and February, I tested the safety of Plusfour by consuming it regularly. While I applaud the author's adherence to legal ethics and willingness to be his own test subject[2], knowing that he's one of the founders of Soylent does concern me about his possible priorities regarding product safety. [1] This comes across sounding too negative toward the author of the blog post. Writing up his experiences is a great way to start the conversation, and I thank him for this. [2] JBS Haldane's article "On Being One's Own Rabbit" has always stuck with me: http://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20160325 http://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20160325 (p. 71)