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My experience is not lowered thinking abilities, but different thinking abilities. If you conceptualize thinking as traversing a graph of thoughts, 'uppers' enh

My experience is not lowered thinking abilities, but different thinking abilities. If you conceptualize thinking as traversing a graph of thoughts, 'uppers' enhance depth-first traversal, THC enhances breadth-first traversal. This can be a useful mode for generating ideas.

sieabahlpark 8y ago
What type of mix even is that?
- thecupisblue 8y ago
  Good one IMO. Well, depends on the strain of the weed. Indica opens up the localhost and I get to explore a lot and introspect. Sativa's focus me on one thing and I roll my brain all around that thing's area and can produce a ton of code. Other uppers get me thinking about something in depth. Uppers and electronic music in a crowd at 3-4 AM get me focused more than anything.
  - vlan0 8y ago
    >Sativa's focus me on one thing and I roll my brain all around that thing's area and can produce a ton of code. I can relate to this. Pure sativa and some sativa leaning hybrids have a very similar effect to adderall when treating my ADD.
- krageon 8y ago
  That sort of question is highly personal. I've heard many, many people espousing the virtues of some strain of weed or other (eg claiming it helps you think and doesn't make you fall asleep so much) but I've never actually found one that doesn't primarily make me sleepy. I do have access to an enormous variety to try (and I've definitely done my due diligence, so to speak). This has led me to believe that for some people, some strains work differently than for others. This meshes well with my observation that everyone seems to have different recommendations.
  - darkerside 8y ago
    I wonder if it could be a dosing issue? That said, everyone's brain is different.
    - krageon 8y ago
      I've tried it with tinctures as well as a host of other things. A tincture is nice because it allows for fairly exact dosing, but for me it appears to range from "0 effect" to "some effect, and that effect is drowsy" all the way up to "you're going to sleep now".
      - acct1771 8y ago
        Combine with a coffee/soda?
  - rorykoehler 8y ago
    Have you tried it with your morning coffee (or whatever your morning routine is)?
    - krageon 8y ago
      Yes, and it still makes me drowsy :)
  - skate22 8y ago
    Less is more in my opinion. Heavy indica strains will make you sleepy though
  - acct1771 8y ago
    Have you ever tried a low dosage via vaporization? Smoking itself, because of carcinogens and oxygenation, will lead you to the sluggishness many people associate with kush. Fuck smoking. /rant
    - krageon 8y ago
      I've tried a low dosage via vaping yes. It still made me drowsy. I can't really smoke anything because my lungs respond poorly, so I generally use tinctures/edibles (if I use at all).
- Uberphallus 8y ago
  Depends on the person, but for me combining them causes an important increase in anxiety, if you try cut in half the dose of both to be safe. Cannabis when coming down from amphetamines is a different story though.
rusk 8y ago
> traversing a graph of thoughts, 'uppers' enhance depth-first traversal, Interesting characterisation. I used to describe it to myself as "opening up 127.0.0.1" - i.e. it enabled a level of introspection that had never come naturally to me. I guess I was studying that stuff at the time so it was salient, and the metaphor was readily available.
Angostura 8y ago
> My experience is not lowered thinking abilities, but different thinking abilities. And when I'm drunk I become an incredibly good singer. ... of course the people around me, strongly disagree. But I know better. Might it be the same with your 'different' thinking?
- thefounder 8y ago
  What about dancing? I know for sure that I become an extreamly good dancer when I get drunk :) not to mention my irresistible charm. That's just until the next day when I'm told how pathetic the whole thing was :)
- jackric 8y ago
  Yes, if I was waffling on about how like, socialism could totally work man. But I'm talking about: - coming up with recursive solutions in software for simplicity gains - noticing and fixing inefficient item placement in my kitchen - understanding a conflict from the other person's perspective, to reduce my tension
gr__or 8y ago
Ha, that's exactly how I describe it to people! And with psychedelics you can traverse the graph upwards, deconstructing all branches you pass on your way.

sieabahlpark 8y ago

What type of mix even is that?

thecupisblue 8y ago
Good one IMO. Well, depends on the strain of the weed. Indica opens up the localhost and I get to explore a lot and introspect. Sativa's focus me on one thing and I roll my brain all around that thing's area and can produce a ton of code. Other uppers get me thinking about something in depth. Uppers and electronic music in a crowd at 3-4 AM get me focused more than anything.
- vlan0 8y ago
  >Sativa's focus me on one thing and I roll my brain all around that thing's area and can produce a ton of code. I can relate to this. Pure sativa and some sativa leaning hybrids have a very similar effect to adderall when treating my ADD.
krageon 8y ago
That sort of question is highly personal. I've heard many, many people espousing the virtues of some strain of weed or other (eg claiming it helps you think and doesn't make you fall asleep so much) but I've never actually found one that doesn't primarily make me sleepy. I do have access to an enormous variety to try (and I've definitely done my due diligence, so to speak). This has led me to believe that for some people, some strains work differently than for others. This meshes well with my observation that everyone seems to have different recommendations.
- darkerside 8y ago
  I wonder if it could be a dosing issue? That said, everyone's brain is different.
  - krageon 8y ago
    I've tried it with tinctures as well as a host of other things. A tincture is nice because it allows for fairly exact dosing, but for me it appears to range from "0 effect" to "some effect, and that effect is drowsy" all the way up to "you're going to sleep now".
    - acct1771 8y ago
      Combine with a coffee/soda?
- rorykoehler 8y ago
  Have you tried it with your morning coffee (or whatever your morning routine is)?
  - krageon 8y ago
    Yes, and it still makes me drowsy :)
- skate22 8y ago
  Less is more in my opinion. Heavy indica strains will make you sleepy though
- acct1771 8y ago
  Have you ever tried a low dosage via vaporization? Smoking itself, because of carcinogens and oxygenation, will lead you to the sluggishness many people associate with kush. Fuck smoking. /rant
  - krageon 8y ago
    I've tried a low dosage via vaping yes. It still made me drowsy. I can't really smoke anything because my lungs respond poorly, so I generally use tinctures/edibles (if I use at all).
Uberphallus 8y ago
Depends on the person, but for me combining them causes an important increase in anxiety, if you try cut in half the dose of both to be safe. Cannabis when coming down from amphetamines is a different story though.

rusk 8y ago

> traversing a graph of thoughts, 'uppers' enhance depth-first traversal, Interesting characterisation. I used to describe it to myself as "opening up 127.0.0.1" - i.e. it enabled a level of introspection that had never come naturally to me. I guess I was studying that stuff at the time so it was salient, and the metaphor was readily available.

Angostura 8y ago

> My experience is not lowered thinking abilities, but different thinking abilities. And when I'm drunk I become an incredibly good singer. ... of course the people around me, strongly disagree. But I know better. Might it be the same with your 'different' thinking?

thefounder 8y ago
What about dancing? I know for sure that I become an extreamly good dancer when I get drunk :) not to mention my irresistible charm. That's just until the next day when I'm told how pathetic the whole thing was :)
jackric 8y ago
Yes, if I was waffling on about how like, socialism could totally work man. But I'm talking about: - coming up with recursive solutions in software for simplicity gains - noticing and fixing inefficient item placement in my kitchen - understanding a conflict from the other person's perspective, to reduce my tension

gr__or 8y ago

Ha, that's exactly how I describe it to people! And with psychedelics you can traverse the graph upwards, deconstructing all branches you pass on your way.