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• cdot2 4y ago
  And there are many who arent. I doubt there's a statistical corollation.
  • Judgmentality 4y ago
    It just shows you can be an avid drug user and still make enormous contributions to STEM. It only takes n=1 to provide a counterexample to an absolute like "drugs never produce anything substantial."
    • Brusco_RF 4y ago
      That's quite the strawman, I don't know anyone who says that. And if they did I would ask them if they drank coffee or if they were aware that a good chunk of young professionals are on ADHD medication
      • Judgmentality 4y ago
        > commitment to the material in that depth is not the product of drugs You think this is saying drugs sometimes lead to commitment? It sure reads like an absolute statement to me.
        • Brusco_RF 4y ago
          Yes that is an absolute statement (and maybe an incorrect one!) but it's scope is psychedelics in relation to GEB, not all possible drugs in all possible situations
• chrisweekly 4y ago
  Not to mention the profound impact of LSD on the founders of modern computing.
  • anthk 4y ago
    LSD and Unix were both created at Berkeley. It can't be a coincidence.
• ozay 4y ago
  Amphetamines aren't psychedelics. Like nicotine or caffeine they increase performance.
  • mtreis86 4y ago
    In large doses over extended periods of time, they do change how someone thinks and perceives the world, perhaps for the worse. See stories of amphetamine psychosis. Those somewhat mirror a type of extended bad experience after using psychedelics, often called dark nights.
    • denton-scratch 4y ago
      Amphetamine psychosis isn't a trip; it's more like being poisoned.