Trasmatta

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1. 1861.▲
   by Trasmatta 7y ago

   I did full time pair programming for about a year and a half. Can confirm that it was a nightmare. At my current job I pair maybe 2 or 3 hours a week, and for my working style that's perfect.
2. 1862.▲
   by Trasmatta 7y ago

   I feel like the Diamond Princess is an atypical case and it's maybe a mistake to extrapolate too much from it.
3. 1863.▲
   by Trasmatta 7y ago

   > estimates from reputable sources ranged from 1 to 20%. What reputable sources have said anything close to 20%?
4. 1864.▲
   by Trasmatta 7y ago

   Thank you for the offer, I really appreciate it!
5. 1865.▲
   by Trasmatta 7y ago

   Thank you so much for sharing! It does help to hear about other people's experiences, and where they are now (even though I know it's different for everybody). > If it's really bothering you, I'd talk to someone becau
6. 1866.▲
   by Trasmatta 7y ago

   Thanks for this idea, I Googled Rick Doblin, which led me to MAPS, and now I've discovered there are two therapists in my home town that specialize in psychedelic integration. I'm going to contact them, I'm hoping that's
7. 1867.▲
   by Trasmatta 7y ago

   Wow, what a fascinating (and terrifying) list of experiences. People like to say that bad trips are uncommon, but I see so, so many reports of them online. Maybe that's because the only real numbers we have are in controlled clinical s
8. 1868.▲
   by Trasmatta 7y ago

   This is why I recommend people interested in altered states of consciousness try out meditation instead of psychedelics. It's so much safer, and with enough practice, can be just as profound.
9. 1869.▲
   by Trasmatta 7y ago

   No, it was DXM. Which is technically a dissociative, not a psychedelic. But at high dosages, it can have many similar properties to psychedelics, and the experience of a "bad trip" is very similar. I was stupid and took way too mu
10. 1870.▲
    by Trasmatta 7y ago

    Wow, that's such a terrifying experience. Do you feel comfortable sharing any details on the what actually happened? A very common experience with psychedelics is that you feel like you're dying, or that you have died. In that sen
11. 1871.▲
    by Trasmatta 7y ago

    > but you could also end up in a hellish, confused world of angst and terror for what seems like an eternity, and feel excruciatingly hollow for weeks or months afterwards. The latter can of course be devastating to someone suffering fro
12. 1872.▲
    by Trasmatta 7y ago

    I registered an account just to comment on this. With all of the new interest in psychedelics over the past few years, so many people are jumping it without preparation and without an idea of what they're risking. As far as drugs go ps