abyssin

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by abyssin 3y ago
For having dabbed into both, I’m not sure psychedelic culture is better. The promises of psychedelics are higher and in my case the hopes were higher too, so it took me longer to acknowledge the issues with that culture. But many prominent
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by abyssin 3y ago
I wonder if there exists a framework for integration that follows a rational approach. Psychology in general is a field full of esoteric and hardly scientific approaches. What I found about its psychedelic subfield is even worse. Behind a f
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by abyssin 3y ago
I also have an experience where the design of the neighborhood heavily affects interaction with my neighbours. I live in a street whose entrance is too narrow for cars. Except for the occasional motorcycle, the soundscape makes it possible
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by abyssin 3y ago
pdf is fine but the epub engine is limited and inferior to what I expected. The pdf reader has a serious issue with zooming. It takes too long to crop a pdf, especially after the update that made things worse (pinch and zoom).
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by abyssin 3y ago
My rule of thumb is based on how much money one spends. My reasoning is as follows: it isn't too far off to say our economy is based on fossil fuels. Spending money is taking part in this economy. How much one takes part in that econom
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by abyssin 3y ago
Do you have an example of such a skill that has been compressed?
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by abyssin 3y ago
In this case it was a low-end model of VanMoof. I could see no excuse not to use something standard, the goal seemed to be customer lock-in.
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by abyssin 3y ago
And where they could use standard pieces, they don’t. It took me ages to replace a bottom bracket because the cheap one they had installed was bent and replacement was nowhere to be found easily, except at their shop for an outrageous price
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by abyssin 3y ago
I had a similar experience. Transparent paper with glossy ink that made looking at images not enjoyable, visible pixels in the text. I don't care about the ugly cover but the reading experience was in some ways inferior to an e-ink dev
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by abyssin 3y ago
Some studies use niacin for its sensation of flush.
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by abyssin 3y ago
Last week I returned a borrowed suit and I was afraid to be late because it had been more than a week. The owner of the place told me it would be fine if I left a 5 stars review. Now I’m wondering how common this gaming is.
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A common opinion held in the field of psychoanalysis is that its goal isn’t even to cure people because they claim it isn’t possible. Escaping accountability by saying accountability doesn’t make sense.
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by abyssin 3y ago
Many psychologists use psychoanalysis the same way many priests use religious stories to provide guidance. It’s a great source of allegories. It’s also prestigious and lets them charge a lot of money, while practicing “floating attention” i
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Rebus and the Anarchic Brain: Unified Model of the Brain Action of Psychedelic [pdf](pharmrev.aspetjournals.org)
1 points by abyssin 3y ago|0 comments
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The biggest claim is that psychedelics are a tool to access a profound truth about the nature of life, the universe, etc. The scientific literature shows there’s a correlation between the intensity of the mysticism experience and its therap
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by abyssin 3y ago
Interestingly, my recent bad experience was in what I expected to be the safest and most therapeutic environment available to me. What I discovered instead was an irrational culture with an immature fascination for shamanism. My individual
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by abyssin 3y ago
I started with really wanting to believe it, and personal experiences have made it more mixed. I keep believing because of science, but the antiscientific attitude of some of the psychedelic community makes me wary about the future.
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Research was made impossible for 30 years but now there’s a thriving literature.
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by abyssin 3y ago
I believe in the medical potential of compounds like MDMA and I don’t think the science is especially flawed. What I’m questioning is the motivation of some lobbying organizations’ members.
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I’ve been disappointed lately by the strategy of some lobbying organizations to use science to push an agenda that has nothing to do with science, and more to do with some spirituality coming as a consequence of individual psychedelic awake
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by abyssin 4y ago
I live in Belgium and my house was cold all winter because I couldn’t afford the price spike.
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by abyssin 4y ago
How easy is it to keep a version of MacOS alongside? How long could I expect a new battery to last on a charge? I was thinking of buying a new MacBook M1 but I can’t afford the crazy price, and it’s been a nightmare to manage the OS updates
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How Long Until We’re All Amish? (2018)(medium.com)
6 points by abyssin 4y ago|2 comments
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And the rich should be an example for the poor.
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by abyssin 4y ago
Interesting that you're mentioning ADHD, I've spent quite some time lately researching on this topic. I was able to try methylphenidate recently and an unexpected effect it had on me was that I noticed this lingering anxiety had d
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by abyssin 4y ago
I see it as emotions that, despite being ignored by a more rational part of the mind, persist and keep functionning like they should. Emotions provide information about what's good for us. It isn't always perfect information and i
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by abyssin 4y ago
I left the tech sector because of the same issue, although I have a family and friends. I'm poorer and my situation is quite unstable. But I no longer have to endure this depressing loneliness during work hours.
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You could also compare nuclear power to hydroelectric power. Hydroelectric power causes orders of magnitude more deaths.
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by abyssin 4y ago
Could you expand on the mammalian response, what exactly triggers it, and its benefits?
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by abyssin 4y ago
What are these projects?

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