LSD 'microdosing' is trending in Silicon Valley
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LSD 'microdosing' is trending in Silicon Valley
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#2gwern has a great write-up on this: https://www.gwern.net/LSD%20microdosing
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#3Careful not to over-micro-dose, then it's just a really weird day at work. Heard from a friend.
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#4gwern has a great write-up on this: https://www.gwern.net/LSD%20microdosing
Where he reports a null result. It's wasting your money, take a full dose or not at all.
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#5Careful not to over-micro-dose, then it's just a really weird day at work. Heard from a friend.
Or a really fun day at work!
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#6I interpret this as Silicon valley losing its way. I'm not judging LSD use, but if you need it to get through the day then you need to find a different career. If you need your high paying, high stress job to afford your lifestyle, you need to find a more economically friendly environment.
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#7How about not? Drugs still have incredibly harmful effects. Some people take trips and never come back off these drugs.
Imagine going to work in the morning on a supposed "micro"dose just to realize you had an overdose and end up in a psych ward for two weeks. You'll also likely lose your job as most tech companies have no drug in the workplace policies...
This is just another BS article from someone who knows nothing about how drugs can very dramatically Fuck up a person's life.
(How do I know? I've worked with many recovering drug addicts in the past who all wish they had never started in the first place)
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#8I feel like I have the obligation to say that if you are a generally a happy person and good at what you do I highly doubt taking LSD in any dose is worth the risk of a bad trip. Not sure why HN has an affinity for LSD? It's pretty psychologically dangerous imho.
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#9I feel like I have the obligation to say that if you are a generally a happy person and good at what you do I highly doubt taking LSD in any dose is worth the risk of a bad trip. Not sure why HN has an affinity for LSD? It's pretty psychologically dangerous imho.
Not sure why HN has an affinity for LSD?
Please don't make generalizations about the entirety of HN. You're a member of the HN community as well: do you have an affinity for LSD? If you have some stats backing this up, I think a lot of people would find it interesting: at least I would.
Re: LSD 'microdosing' is trending in Silicon Valley
#10I interpret this as Silicon valley losing its way. I'm not judging LSD use, but if you need it to get through the day then you need to find a different career. If you need your high paying, high stress job to afford your lifestyle, you need to find a more economically friendly environment.
You may be right. But I see it from a different angle. I don't see this as using drugs to get through the day. I see it as trying to get something for nothing. It feels like a very Silicon Valley attitude to want to discover a free lunch; some sort of bonus optimization.
I would probably most expect this to come from Silicon Valley, Wall Street, professional sports, etc. Anywhere that fosters an attitude of seeking significant optimization or getting something for nothing.
Though this is all just personal perception. It's certainly filled with bias.