Live data from Hacker News

Psilocybin Was the Biggest Mistake of My Life (2021)

medium.com

31–33 of 33 posts

Re: Psilocybin Was the Biggest Mistake of My Life (2021)

#31

So I hear this common refrain. “Don’t use psychedelics if you’re at risk. You need to be in a good place in your life! They’re for healthy people, not everybody” This logic I hear parroted in every discussion about psychedelics and it’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. If you have a great life, why would you take strong drugs that can alter your mind and throw it all away? The hubris that such a hyper successful li…

I have a new and different theory on who should and shouldn’t take them. If one is neurotransmitter-compromised, kind of like immuno-compromised, then make sure one shores up on those neurotransmitters first before taking them.

That said, it’s a difficult state to determine. There’s really no objective blood test that states, if you have levels > X you will be okay to take this.

This comes from deeply observing folks and realizing that the ones with really bad trips with lasting consequences tend to be the ones who seem to be compromised with reduced brain reserve of the neurotransmitters that get blasted by using psychedelics.

So many people are magnesium, omega 3, and nutritionally deficient that in my observational experiences, they tend to be the folks with the highest propensity for bad trips.

I would say that if one feels that they have chronic health issues and want the psychedelic experience but want to mitigate the damage, they would be well served by supplementing magnesium Threonate, and getting about 10 cups of deep color from raw veggies and fruits per day for about 1-3 months before embarking on a trip. I would imagine that regimen would improve overall mental and bodily health where the brain has enough reserve capacity to withstand a trip.

Re: Psilocybin Was the Biggest Mistake of My Life (2021)

#32
post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So what is causation, tell us? Because, everything we ever observe in life are correlations.

Causation is a set of 2 correlations in somewhat inverse directions. Or if correlation is a function, causation referes to such a function that would be inversible.

I would say "Causation" is when an effect can be explained by a provable deterministic mechanism.

Re: Psilocybin Was the Biggest Mistake of My Life (2021)

#33
post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Causation is a set of 2 correlations in somewhat inverse directions. Or if correlation is a function, causation referes to such a function that would be inversible.

> Causation is a set of 2 correlations in somewhat inverse directions. > Or if correlation is a function, causation referes to such a function that would be inversible. So you would say that clouds cause rain iff rain causes clouds. Big brain.

No what I said, Mr Galaxy Brain.

If the pavement is wet and there are clouds, there is correlation but not causation. Might have spilled a beer or something.

However if I can show that the pavement is wet because it rained and if it rains, then the pavement is going to get wet, I have a clearly established causation. (in general ceteris paribus).

What kind of Phd do you have again? :o)

Post reply on HN