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That reddit forum is full of "bro scientists" who use these methods are like hammers to bang the wetware without knowing how it works. Of course you get results when you mess with the system.

Reminds me of Alessandro Volta. In 1790, after inventing the battery, he stuck the the electrodes in his ears. He felt an explosion in his head, heard the sound of boiling “viscous matter" and passed out.

It would be nice if researchers could recruit these people to volunteer to be actual research subjects instead of messing with themselves and creating just anecdotes.