I think the whole idea of nootropics goes against what I call the "American ideology". The "American Ideology" being that anyone can do anything they just have

I think the whole idea of nootropics goes against what I call the "American ideology". The "American Ideology" being that anyone can do anything they just have to try. If you can cognitively enhance yourself and become more successful then that proves that there's some things some people can't do because they are just not smart enough and that realization is enough to activate full blown cognitive dissonance. People think, "this must be cheating!", "this must be dangerous!", "this must be addictive!", "why isn't everybody else doing it?".