>Does anyone else feel like HN has a really silly optimism about psychedelic drugs? Like it's just a foregone conclusion that if you are dying of cancer the bes

>Does anyone else feel like HN has a really silly optimism about psychedelic drugs? Like it's just a foregone conclusion that if you are dying of cancer the best thing you can do is take drugs? I think it's silly to dismiss it out of hand. Remember that the founder of the most valuable company in the world literally said that taking LSD was one of the most important experiences of his life. 1960s counterculture played a role in the personal computer revolution. Psychedelic drugs were part of that. I would suggest you read What the Dormouse Said by John Markoff.