I feel this falls in the error that most official medical information also falls in: Takes account of all the statistical risks and damage, but none of the benefits.
Sadly I’m just an n=1 sample, but psychedelic “over”use inoculated me to delusions to the point my beliefs (though not my emotions) are surreally stable. I don’t believe I know all, but I developed a framework (much thanks to lesswrong and rationality) that is persistent even through most altered states of consciousness. No more great relevations. No feelings of going permanently and irreparably crazy. I actually miss both of them, they were very cathartic.
I did distill the lesson that LSD basically short-circuits the “true” lights very early, and compensate accordingly.
Many of these pathological patterns are actually because one glances very true things about the world, but then takes, and runs off with.
Everything IS connected to everything through causality. We do seem to live in an ever splitting multiverse. This doesn’t mean we can jump around the instances, or bend spoons with out minds, no matter how much we hope we could.
Human behaviour and the world, too IS much more harsh and cruel than our normal naive notions tell us. it doesn’t mean it pays out to treat every situation and every person as hostile.
Also people should realize that when they run themselves down in a stimulant binge, maybe they feel so threatened because they are in a very pitiful and vulnerable state.
I don’t want to fall over the proverbial horse. Some people are just susceptible to these things in a very inherent manner and will run into them repeatedly and inescapably. The responsibility falls to others to manage these cases, as the subject will not able to.
Sorry if this feels like bashing your essay, it’s my style of communication to a fault. I hope my criticism can actually used to refine your argument.
I feel this falls in the error that most official medical information also falls in: Takes account of all the statistical risks and damage, but none of the benefits.
Sadly I’m just an n=1 sample, but psychedelic “over”use inoculated me to delusions to the point my beliefs (though not my emotions) are surreally stable. I don’t believe I know all, but I developed a framework (much thanks to lesswrong and rationality) that is persistent even through most altered states of consciousness. No more great relevations. No feelings of going permanently and irreparably crazy. I actually miss both of them, they were very cathartic.
I did distill the lesson that LSD basically short-circuits the “true” lights very early, and compensate accordingly.
Many of these pathological patterns are actually because one glances very true things about the world, but then takes, and runs off with.
Everything IS connected to everything through causality. We do seem to live in an ever splitting multiverse. This doesn’t mean we can jump around the instances, or bend spoons with out minds, no matter how much we hope we could.
Human behaviour and the world, too IS much more harsh and cruel than our normal naive notions tell us. it doesn’t mean it pays out to treat every situation and every person as hostile.
Also people should realize that when they run themselves down in a stimulant binge, maybe they feel so threatened because they are in a very pitiful and vulnerable state.
I don’t want to fall over the proverbial horse. Some people are just susceptible to these things in a very inherent manner and will run into them repeatedly and inescapably. The responsibility falls to others to manage these cases, as the subject will not able to.
Sorry if this feels like bashing your essay, it’s my style of communication to a fault. I hope my criticism can actually used to refine your argument.