Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley

My experience is that drugs, including prescription anti-depressants, when they work, make it easier to see that your thinking is more arbitrary than you realize. Having been seemingly locked-in to a particular perspective, taking a drug, and seeing things a different way, breaks the lock. Then you can't go back to your old thought patterns, not if you're honest with yourself. This effect is independent of the particular effects that occur while the drug is active in your system.

What a bunch of corporate nonsense...<p>it seems that many people in the west always try to find the _magic pill_, something you can swallow and forget, but in reality what&#x27;s need to change is the way of living. You cannot expect working 16 hours a day, being stressed whole day, take acid on the weekend and make it go away.<p>in addition this article is evil, since psychedelics are not for everyone, it requires a specific state of mind to actually benefit and learn from them in the long run.<p>I am an avid user (LSD), was an abuser, I had lost 4 friends to crazy...<p>also, Ketamine is not a psychedelic and is bad for you in non small usages.

I find traditional psychedelics to be far too powerful for myself. I have an issue with letting go, and ego-death is not a fun experience for me. It would be great if I learned to let go, and &quot;go with the flow,&quot; but my anxiety just doesn&#x27;t allow me to do this.<p>I have found lower doses of THC &lt;= 5mg allows me to self reflect on my current situation, and gives me a sort of &quot;vacation&quot; from my normal way of thinking, without completely blowing away my sense of reality. For a few hours I can meditate to music, tap into a more creative artistic side with painting, and leave the stress of the day behind me. The next day I wake up recharged with a better way of thinking about my day. Of course, THC is a mild psychedelic, but I don&#x27;t get the extreme paranoia or anxiety of complete ego dissolution. I have not tried microdosing, but perhaps that could have a more lasting effect. The last thing I want is to need medication just to perform at work. I have generalized anxiety disorder, and the THC seems to help in all aspects of that anxiety, not just work related.

Okay, let me see if I can explain it this way.<p>Thoughts are nothing but a chemical reaction happening in your brain.<p>Some thoughts (That are worth having IMO) are impossible to have without a chemical catalyst.<p>Without certain chemicals, you can&#x27;t have certain thoughts.<p>You can&#x27;t just &#x27;think of anything you want&#x27; because you are bound by the laws of chemistry playing out in your brain, and, to go one step further: you can&#x27;t even control the thoughts you will have next.<p>Chemistry is what&#x27;s running the show.

I don&#x27;t see that the article offers anything new that wasn&#x27;t already discussed in the countless articles that were written in the past two years. Are there any decent studies yet about microdosing that show that there&#x27;s any effect beyond placebo?<p>Here we have an interview with &quot;a former sales and marketing consultant&quot; who &quot;doesn’t have a medical degree and said he learned to dose through experience&quot;. Oof. I&#x27;m still clicking on every new article about psychedelics as I had some very positive experiences and would love to see scientific progress, but these fluff articles are a letdown, every time.

I have a problem with portraying drugs as magic pills of wisdom. Like with every substance there are always many shades of grey. Not to mention placebo effect.

&gt; “Cuddle puddles,” which feature groups of people embracing and showing platonic affection, have become standard fare.<p>This has nothing to do with drug use and was just randomly thrown into the article.

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… more like Adderall and Vyvanse.

A major theme appears to be the transformative effect these substances can have on our perspectives and patterns of thought. However, it&#x27;s crucial to remember that these are not magical cure-alls and their effects can vary greatly. Also, an ego-centric belief that one has discovered a profound &#x27;truth&#x27; while high can lead to arrogance. Moreover, the risks associated with these substances shouldn&#x27;t be overlooked, and the potential for misuse is real. Lastly, the need for rigorous scientific studies on the effects and efficacy of microdosing is apparent. It&#x27;s fascinating, yet we must tread with caution.

It&#x27;s not the drugs that make the person, the person uses the drugs because of who the person is<p>Those who seek novelty, explore reality and enjoy seeing the world through different perspectives use drugs to obtain all that.<p>This creates a false correlation wherein people believe the drugs cause enlightenment when in fact the person simply used the drugs to ease or induce the process.