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Bill Atkinson's psychedelic user interface

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426 points cainxinth | 16 comments | 11 Jul 25 11:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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brainless ◴[11 Jul 25 14:17 UTC] No.44532425[source]▶
I am on the fence with these topics because I have years of fear drilled into me. These topics are a taboo and I have rarely ever tried anything at all. The experiences did not ruin me, they made me more curious about my brain in a positive way. But the social taboo lingers.

What surprises me the most is that we have accepted sugar, alcohol, cigarettes and a ton of mass manufactured food which are harming us. I am struggling with high blood glucose for 12 years. Yet, the substance which I can grow in my* own backyard and may actually not be as harmful is just brainwashed out of my limits.

edits: you to me

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1. zoklet-enjoyer ◴[11 Jul 25 14:18 UTC] No.44532438[source]▶
Is there that much of a social taboo? Maybe it's just the people I hang out with and work with, but most people are open to psychedelic use and a lot have at least tried some.
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2. skyyler ◴[11 Jul 25 14:52 UTC] No.44532808[source]▶
Some people’s conception of “normal people” is people on the bus or train.

Some people’s conception of “normal people” is people at a church ice cream social.

Different perspectives, I think.

3. lelandfe ◴[11 Jul 25 18:32 UTC] No.44535518[source]▶
Yes, it’s your bubble. There are American states still charging people over marijuana. Having grown up Christian I personally know people in their 30s who view psychedelic and heroin users similarly. Those people would have the opposite view of you.

Years back, my friend’s parents asked me to stage an intervention for him after they found out he regularly took LSD. He was 19 at the time.

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4. zoklet-enjoyer ◴[11 Jul 25 18:33 UTC] No.44535530[source]▶
I live in a Republican state where marijuana is illegal
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5. humpty-d ◴[11 Jul 25 18:39 UTC] No.44535580{3}[source]▶
Farm bill and delta-8 really flipped that whole table though
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7. zoklet-enjoyer ◴[11 Jul 25 20:02 UTC] No.44536299{4}[source]▶
Yeah, but our legislature banned that too
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8. dudeinjapan ◴[11 Jul 25 21:16 UTC] No.44536860[source]▶
Growing up my friend’s dad was a conservative christian and a frequent caller into conservative talk radio shows. There was a state referendum to legalize marijuana, so I asked what he thought. “Of course it should be legal. It says right there in Genesis—God said: I give you every herb bearing seed upon the Earth. What could be more clear-cut than that?”
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10. marcelox86 ◴[11 Jul 25 22:52 UTC] No.44537586{5}[source]▶
Texas? :(
11. more-nitor ◴[12 Jul 25 08:34 UTC] No.44540343{3}[source]▶
hmm so.. "I give you every herb bearing seed upon the Earth" is followed by "to eat/stuff into nose"?

with this stupidity, maybe you should try eating list of 20 deadly plants and see how it goes?

"ownership" means "edible/nose-able"... maybe you should try eating your car?

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12. SturgeonsLaw ◴[12 Jul 25 08:55 UTC] No.44540453{4}[source]▶
Been a while since I've read Genesis but I don't recall God putting any terms and conditions on it
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13. Dylan16807 ◴[12 Jul 25 08:55 UTC] No.44540456{4}[source]▶
> hmm so.. "I give you every herb bearing seed upon the Earth" is followed by "to eat/stuff into nose"?

It's not always the best use, but that's definitely allowed. It's one of the main uses of herbs.

> with this stupidity, maybe you should try eating list of 20 deadly plants and see how it goes?

If you're eating an amount that doesn't hurt anyone, what's the problem?

And the reason to possibly intervene would be someone stockpiling dangerous amounts. Not for enjoying plants wrong.

> maybe you should try eating your car?

It would be ridiculous to make that illegal, wouldn't it?

14. kevinventullo ◴[12 Jul 25 09:16 UTC] No.44540569[source]▶
Eh, I’m pretty open-minded to this stuff, but I would also want to stage an intervention if my 19-year-old was regularly taking LSD.
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15. mopenstein ◴[12 Jul 25 11:25 UTC] No.44541241{5}[source]▶
Tells you to eat every planet, creates plants that are fatally poisonous to humans.

That God fella sure is strange.

16. gavinray ◴[12 Jul 25 11:29 UTC] No.44541276{3}[source]▶
Well, to be pendantic, you can't "regularly" (depending on your definition) consume LSD or any psychedelic.

The 5HT2A tolerance is acute such that you need exponential dosing on consecutive days to achieve equivalent effects.

Some psychedelics like NBOMe are such strong agonists the tolerance duration is 1-2 weeks.

For "standard" psychedelics it's closer to 3-4 days.

Even at the height of my psychedelic-head phase I was using twice a week, and not by choice.