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Was it this one this one [1]? They don't know if he fell, jumped, or slipped. They only have released anecdotals that he ingested psilocybin. You don't know wh
by andrew_ 4y ago
Was it this one this one [1]?
They don't know if he fell, jumped, or slipped. They only have released anecdotals that he ingested psilocybin. You don't know what kind of trip the young man had, you don't know if he had suicidal tendencies, you're speculating that psilocybin, if even ingested, was responsible based on nothing but your own bias. Hell, we have people falling out of windows to their death trying to catch cell phones they've dropped.
> If you are in society
Here we go. Every time I see a sentence start with this, I know that there's a "we need to protect everyone from themselves" take that's sure to follow.
This is the kind of boomer anecdote I call bullshit on. My father is in his late 70s and any time low-dose medicinal studies around psychedelics are brought up he defaults to the same kind of Nixon-esc paranoia about "gateway drugs" and "I heard about..." boomerisms, because he lived through the 60s and saw things he didn't like, and is incapable of considering new information. It's the same kind of thinking that has cannabis still illegal at the federal level. Psilocybin, like any intoxicant or stimulant, can be lethal when abused. You can die from taking too much Tylenol, and the doses aren't even that high [1].
[1] https://nypost.com/2010/11/08/death-plunge-at-the-st-george-hotel/ https://nypost.com/2010/11/08/death-plunge-at-the-st-george-...
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441917/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441917/
- sys32768 4y agoNo, it was this one. [1] I would respond more in depth, but your total lack of sympathy shows a dismissive bias as tenacious as any boomer you insult. [1] http://www.montanakaimin.com/features/a-death-at-aber-hall/article_65d5501a-608d-11ed-ab87-d7144c083c31.html http://www.montanakaimin.com/features/a-death-at-aber-hall/a...
- TinyRick 4y agoSad story, condolences to all who knew Otto. Something that stuck out to me from that article was that his floormates were aware of his condition prior to his death and were worried for his and their own safety, but weren't sure what to do. I imagine the legality of the substance played a role in that; they were likely conflicted as to whether to seek medical/police help which would almost guarantee legal issues for Otto, or do nothing and risk his well-being.