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I grew up being warned that “it only takes one time” and you can fry your brain. Then I read on HN that was BS. Flashbacks don’t happen, trips can be made safe
by jtbayly 4y ago
I grew up being warned that “it only takes one time” and you can fry your brain.
Then I read on HN that was BS. Flashbacks don’t happen, trips can be made safe, etc.
I’m actually glad to finally see this LSD etc promotion challenged. Seems like what I heard growing up was more true than what I’ve read on HN up until today.
- ravi-delia 4y agoBut that's exactly what I'm talking about! In no sense does this article "challenge" random people on HN, because there's nothing to challenge at all. Some people did say they liked LSD, which is as true as it ever was, and other people say they don't like LSD, which is also true. Anyone going from "well I heard it's ok" => "flashbacks don't happen" was wrong before this story was ever published, because the plural of anecdote is not data.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoI would encourage most people to learn to drive a motor car, and get a driver's licence. I wouldn't tell them that it's perfectly safe, because well, it isn't. It can be made _safer_ but won't be risk-free. Nevertheless, "don't try it" is not a good conclusion to draw from the existence of that risk. Similarly, the thinking that LSD or other recreational pharmaceutical must be either entirely bad or entirely safe, the "bad outcome does not actually happen" or "it only takes one time" is binary, black or white, absolutist thinking. The truth is somewhere in the middle. And I think that most participants know that it's an "extreme sport" a "daredevil thrill" like skydiving or a roller-coaster. A roller-coaster that never gains velocity or height would be pointless and boring.
- jtbayly 4y agoDoing LSD is closer to texting and driving than it is to driving.