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I interpret this as Silicon valley losing its way. I'm not judging LSD use, but if you need it to get through the day then you need to find a different career.

by jostmey 10y ago

I interpret this as Silicon valley losing its way. I'm not judging LSD use, but if you need it to get through the day then you need to find a different career. If you need your high paying, high stress job to afford your lifestyle, you need to find a more economically friendly environment.

Waterluvian 10y ago
You may be right. But I see it from a different angle. I don't see this as using drugs to get through the day. I see it as trying to get something for nothing. It feels like a very Silicon Valley attitude to want to discover a free lunch; some sort of bonus optimization. I would probably most expect this to come from Silicon Valley, Wall Street, professional sports, etc. Anywhere that fosters an attitude of seeking significant optimization or getting something for nothing. Though this is all just personal perception. It's certainly filled with bias.
- SomeStupidPoint 10y ago
  It's not trying to get "something for nothing", it's trying to tune your brain/body to the workload you actually perform by altering the way signals propagate. Tuning low-level settings to optimize the stack for the workload expected is standard engineering practice. Heck, we even do it in hardware: deciding if we want higher single-thread performance or higher throughput for a given heat envelope.
  - spraak 10y ago
    It sounds you practice micro dosing? You speak nearly in a vernacular about it
- mistermann 10y ago
  If you see ten dollars on the ground, is there harm in picking it up?
kobeya 10y ago
Microdosing LSD is not about "getting through your day." If you were complaining about adderall addiction, maybe you'd have a point. Microdosing LSD is about changing the user's thought processes, making them more creative and more able to make and explore abstract connections.
- tnecniv 10y ago
  I'm sure it varies quite a bit from person to person. LSD does have a mood enhancing element.

by jostmey 10y ago

Waterluvian 10y ago

You may be right. But I see it from a different angle. I don't see this as using drugs to get through the day. I see it as trying to get something for nothing. It feels like a very Silicon Valley attitude to want to discover a free lunch; some sort of bonus optimization. I would probably most expect this to come from Silicon Valley, Wall Street, professional sports, etc. Anywhere that fosters an attitude of seeking significant optimization or getting something for nothing. Though this is all just personal perception. It's certainly filled with bias.

SomeStupidPoint 10y ago
It's not trying to get "something for nothing", it's trying to tune your brain/body to the workload you actually perform by altering the way signals propagate. Tuning low-level settings to optimize the stack for the workload expected is standard engineering practice. Heck, we even do it in hardware: deciding if we want higher single-thread performance or higher throughput for a given heat envelope.
- spraak 10y ago
  It sounds you practice micro dosing? You speak nearly in a vernacular about it
mistermann 10y ago
If you see ten dollars on the ground, is there harm in picking it up?

kobeya 10y ago

Microdosing LSD is not about "getting through your day." If you were complaining about adderall addiction, maybe you'd have a point. Microdosing LSD is about changing the user's thought processes, making them more creative and more able to make and explore abstract connections.

tnecniv 10y ago
I'm sure it varies quite a bit from person to person. LSD does have a mood enhancing element.