I don’t disagree, but my statement also wasn’t a general “I’m here for me.” Im in the pristine thread for product and to provide what feedback I can. I’ve posted bloods. I’d like to send finishdd priduct out for testing. But in that light, if domestic UGL has no reasonable hope of benefiting from AL why not leave it to police itself. Let the consumer decide the appropriate risk?
As far as the entire board, my contribution here hasn’t been monetary though; that I can confirm. And part of that is not understanding where this AL fanaticism came from. But I’d be shocked to hear somebody say I consume even 1/10th of the info I try to provide from my own experience.
I didn’t join Meso to make someone else’s drug use safer by testing their gear. I came here for the environment and to share and acquire knowledge which I HOPE accomplishes that for me and others. I do now understand the value of AL though, and as such am donating today.
But as started earlier; this is benefiting those who use Int sources nearly exclusively. Which, by your explanation, also does makes sense.
Is asking Pristine to donate appropriate? Sure, I guess it shows confidence they’re trying to become a standard here. Is expecting him to test his own product appropriate? Of course.
But this is still a black market, and it would seem we have some policing for the sake of policing. In the realm of another industry, this would be like asking Chevy to pay for a European independent lab to test BMW cars. I realize that isn’t 1:1, but to me being a solid, customer driven, clean, responsive source that encourages testing with incentives is more beneficial to Pristine’s customers than an AL stamp.
This is my opinion. I’m not telling you are other members they’re wrong and I respect a lot of the voices in here.