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First, why 'or'? Second, anyone who thinks psychedelics are a shortcut or an easy way to do something obviously haven't experienced them.
by mancerayder 8y ago
First, why 'or'?
Second, anyone who thinks psychedelics are a shortcut or an easy way to do something obviously haven't experienced them.
- DanBC 8y ago> anyone who thinks psychedelics are a shortcut or an easy way to do something But this is how the early experiments with ketamine are being described - as a near instant treatment that takes a couple of hours and lasts for months.
- gvhst 8y agoI don't want to be overly pedantic here but Ketamine isn't a psychedelic. Instead it is a dissociative hallucinogen. In that line, Ketamine's mechanism for anti-depression is significantly more pharmacological than a classical psychedelic, which leads to a subjective experience that then leads to an effect.
- mancerayder 8y agoI've never had ketamine, but its status as a hypnotic and its use in surgery suggests it's something that numbs the mind. Psychedelics do the opposite, in a very extreme way. It's an intense experience where certain mental barriers disappear, some of which are crutches which are taken away. Some things become unforgettable. I highly recommend doing more research before pushing exercise as a more moral (or whatever, 'safer' if you prefer, but I suspect most opposition is on old-fashioned moral grounds) alternative. The hand-me-down moralisms about drugs have got to stop, especially in a world of legitimate alcohol and prescription drug use. It's time to question what the authorities have been legitimizing versus stigmatizing. The opioid crisis and long-time cannabis prohibition aren't enough to cause questions about the impartiality of the status quo?
- User23 8y agoYou appear to have some kind of problem with morality. I recommend ignoring such persons on the grounds that listening to them is likely to cause harm and unlikely to be beneficial.