[germinalphrase]

Other than amphetamines and caffiene, what would these 'half of tech'be on?

[sp332]

L-theanine is popular, I take it in a pill but Soylent added it to their coffee product. (Edit: NOS energy drinks also include L-theanine.) Others I've seen around include Bacopa monnieri, choline, Rhodiola rosea. More examples here https://nootrobox.com/full-stack

[blacksmith_tb]

Some of us consume our l-theanine in tea, which also contains caffeine (and some other friendly phytochemicals).

[germinalphrase]

Do you favor a particular kind of tea?

[evo_9]

Been a few years but I ran into a coder that bragged to me about working 14 hours straight - regularly - on Adderall. This was during an interview, yeah I passed on that job for some reason.

[Govannon]

As it turns out, Adderall is amphetamine.

[fdsfsaa]

Modafinil and nicotine. Cocaine too, I imagine, although that's more a sales guy thing.

[fizixer]

nicotine through pill, not smoking a cigarette?

[fdsfsaa]

Nicotine is best administrated through gum or a transdermal patch. I haven't heard of many people using it in pill form. Nicotine alone is similar to smoking a cigarette, but not identical: cigarettes also contain MAOI inhibitors which have synergistic effects with nicotine.

[nv-vn]

Just a minor correction, MAOI = MAO inhibitors. MAOI inhibitors is redundant.

[eutectic]

Lozenges are also available.

It's interesting to note that apparently nicotine is not addictive without the MOAIs from tobacco smoke.

[germinalphrase]

Are people not concerned about nicotine dependence?

[iopq]

There's also Noopept, which is another stimulant