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Messages that can only be understood under the influence of psychedelics

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637 points robinhouston | 1 comments | 05 Jun 23 07:27 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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redox99 ◴[06 Jun 23 08:32 UTC] No.36209858[source]▶
You can see the messages if you take a long exposure shot (2s) from your phone

Here are the photos from my phone

https://imgur.com/a/WOqbQVo

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dandanua ◴[06 Jun 23 14:30 UTC] No.36213383[source]▶
So, psychedelics can give you a longer exposure vision.

It might be useful for looking at stars and galaxies. Not so much for everything else.

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1. yieldcrv ◴[07 Jun 23 16:16 UTC] No.36228874[source]▶
most "recreational/party drugs” change the hardware, like pupils dilate, heart rate, pores open or close

psychedelics, specifically LSD and psilocybin, are like a software change, enough is like a firmware change. When it comes to sight, its more like some side image decoder in the image processing pipeline is modified, as opposed to your eye hardware or brain/storage itself. some people experience a latent side effect called HPPD (Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder) where they get these visual distortions for days to years after every other affect has gone away. this is an area that needs research but is quite obscure and getting there is too vilified right now.