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It is interesting that no comments mention the "SmartDrug" , or nootropics. There was a rumor that half of Silicon Valley CEOs use Modafinil,an important nootro
by jjcc 11y ago
It is interesting that no comments mention the "SmartDrug" , or nootropics. There was a rumor that half of Silicon Valley CEOs use Modafinil,an important nootropics that enhance human's brain.
There are some new breakthrough in recent years about psychedelics that with low dosages, psychedelics can be more efficient nootropics. Psychedelics might give normal people some visualization capabilities that most famous geniuses have. It's good for graduate students to understand complicated math or engineering concept. There could be more new discoveries in Science because more normal people have genius brains.
Steve Jobs mentioned using LSD was one of two or three most important things in his life.That statement might be ignored by most people.It's quite likely that Jobs could never be the Jobs we know without LSD.
- someman7 11y agoThe Jobs we know is no genius. The only extraordinary thing about him is the ability to exploit people. As for psychadelics, they'll give you the ability to visualise things that normal people don't alright. Like random geometric shapes even after you've stopped using.
- bordercases 11y agoHe was alright: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/finding-the-next-einstein/201111/was-steve-jobs-smart-heck-yes https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/finding-the-next-einste...
- michaelcampbell 11y ago> .It's quite likely that Jobs could never be the Jobs we know without LSD. It is equally likely that he might not have eschewed modern medical science in favor of woo and still be alive. <shrug>
- knughit 11y agoLSD is a powerful drug. Why would it make him not believe in the importance of medicine?
- michaelcampbell 11y agoI don't know; that's the point. There is NO WAY of knowing what Steve would or would not have believed, been, done, etc. without having had LSD.
- douche 11y agoOn the other hand, Whitey Bulger credited LSD experiments he volunteered for while in prison for making him more paranoid and unstable[1]. Granted, the amounts inflicted on subjects in those CIA experiments was wildly beyond what pretty much any non-Deadhead or Merry Prankster would consume, and orders of magnitude beyond any nootropic microdosing scheme. [1] http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/07/07/i-team-whitey-bulger-volunteered-for-lsd-testing-while-in-prison-in-1950s/ http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/07/07/i-team-whitey-bulger-v...
- pmoriarty 11y agoPrison is not exactly the most healthy environment in which to take psychedelics. Set and setting are critically important. Psychedelic states tend to make one highly vulnerable and suggestible. I would be surprised if taking them in prison did not have some negative effects. The same goes for CIA experimentation, which was often done on unwitting subjects. There are constructive and destructive ways to use these powerful tools. Experiments on prisoners and CIA mind-control experiments would qualify as the latter.
- Balgair 11y agoModafinil comes with a litany of side effects, and is not for everyone (http://www.drugs.com/sfx/modafinil-side-effects.html http://www.drugs.com/sfx/modafinil-side-effects.html). It also has 'minor' interactions with amphetamines like Adderal (http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/modafinil.html http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/modafinil.html), a common 'card' in the 'stack' that many nootropics proponents use. Doctors come with years of training and pay a lot of money for it. Before going on possibly psychotropic drugs, talk to them, not some random dude online. That it 'enhances' your brain is an incredibly complex statement too. Define enhance, define brain, define your brain. Is your enteric nervous system part of your brain? Will these drugs effect it too and enhance it? How do these drug's enhancements effect the nerves that control digestion, circadian rhythm (modafinil 'promotes wakefulness'), or the functions of reflexes or other autonomic processes like valve and sphincter control? "It's good for graduate students to understand complicated math or engineering concept." Read that again. I don't know what crazy place you are in, but if you thing that taking small doses of very powerful hallucinogens is a good way to get work done, you need to find another job very quickly. Yes, it may unlock more 'science' or breakthroughs, but in doing so you put your body and more importantly you mind and sanity on the line (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-08/fyi-can-acid-trip-really-give-you-flashbacks http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-08/fyi-can-acid-t...). Yes, it is a small risk, but one you don't have to take. Yes, Steve did talk about lsd and it being powerful experience for him (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/542554-taking-lsd-was-a-profound-experience-one-of-the-most https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/542554-taking-lsd-was-a-pro...). But from the quote, it seemed to be more of a 1 time experience, not a habitual thing of micro doses. Steve was going to be Steve with or without lsd, I think, though he seemed to think it helped motivate him. All in all, eating right, sleeping well, and getting exercise are the best bang for your buck. As it has always been.