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The observations on thoughts match my experiments about two weeks ago with the stuff. I had the profound revelation that our perception is only about 1/10th of
by chillingeffect 12y ago
The observations on thoughts match my experiments about two weeks ago with the stuff. I had the profound revelation that our perception is only about 1/10th of reality. It was vastly enlightening- I realized it wasn't necessary to sweat or worry over my perceptions, they're only a small chunk of what is really going on.
Also, during that experiment, I did some research via Erowid and discovered this fascinating article about "Nitrous gangs." [0] It turns out, nitrous at music festivals is a highly profitable and banned venture. To thwart this, gangs have been organizing financially and physically to sell nitrous to concert-goers without getting caught by organizers. The article reads a bit like a Pricenomics entry:
[0] http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-07-06/music/hippie-crack-nitrous-mafia-boston/full/ http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-07-06/music/hippie-crack-ni...